could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
broken; intermittent; disconnected
head over heels; madly (in love)
sensual love; love affair
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
almost every day; almost daily
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
exorcism rite; purification
evil spirit (that can possess people)
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
chunk; lump; thick slice; cutting into chunks
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
true dharma; true teachings of Buddha; age of the true law (one of the three ages of Buddhism)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
whereabout; about where; how much
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to roll up; to be rolled up
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
layperson's judgment (opinion)
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
knowing what is right and not doing it is a want of courage
warmly; cordially; with tender care
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
middle period; medium-term
to collect; to assemble; to gather
variant edition (of a book); alternative version; different manuscript; strange book; rare book; unique book
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)