shortcoming; fault; flaw; imperfection
gods and demons; divine spirits and souls of the dead; one with (spiritual) power beyond that of humans; fierce god
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
relative evaluation; comparative assessment
bulletproof; protection (or charm) against bullets
mistaken answer or response
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
eschatology; doomsday theory; apocalypticism
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
solid; substantial; substantive
ex-girlfriend; former girlfriend
adoption or rejection; selection; choice; option
computer-scored answer sheet; optical answer sheet; scantron; bubble sheet
very; extremely; exceedingly
to be discordant; to have discord
tournament; knockout competition
iron armor (armour); iron helmet
foolish face; stupid look on one's face
kabbalah (Jewish mystic tradition); qabalah; cabala
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
nine-character charm chanted with ritual gestures to ward off evil (esp. by mountain ascetics and adherents of Esoteric Buddhism)
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
office (government department beneath a bureau under the ritsuryo system)
politician (esp. one who works only for their own personal gain)
from outside; from the side
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
class society; class-based society; hierarchical society
weight; body weight; importance; weight; emphasis
tenant (esp. in contrast to a landlord); renter
gathering evidence (e.g. to back a news story); getting the facts; obtaining supporting evidence
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
esoteric Buddhism; Tantric Buddhism; Vajrayana; secret Buddhist teachings; Mikkyō
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches