two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
eternal; everlasting; perpetual; immemorial
scholar of Western sciences (by means of the Dutch language; during the Edo period); rangaku scholar
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
to save; to leave over; to spare
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
loud laughter (esp. by a group of people); roar of laughter; raucous laughter
final; eventual; ultimate
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
short distance; close range
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
technique; art; skill; move
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
accessory; fittings; appurtenances
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
operation; functioning; running
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
riding fast; driving a horse fast
second change; second calamity
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
arguing (someone) down; loudly scolding; rebuking; proclaiming (the truth); expounding
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
purple lightning; flash; swordflash
blood vessel; blood relationship
restoration; repair; mending