preparation; provision; guarding
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
to die; to lay down life's burden
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
event; phenomenon; matter
audience; attendance; hearers
reinforcement; strengthening
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
bishop's staff; khakkhara
distortion; falsification; perversion
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
to form a group; to form a bunch
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
physical strength; muscle strength
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
hard or crushing blow; severe attack
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
main force; chief object; mainline
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to sink (into); to get depressed
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
jewel; precious stone; gem
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
nictitating membrane; haw
this (very thing); this precisely