signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
Word of God; God's Word; sword of the Spirit; Logos (i.e. the Trinity incarnate in Jesus Christ)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
literature; books (reference); document
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
underground spring; Hades; hell; underworld
mountain god; one's wife (esp. a nagging wife); roughskin sculpin (Trachidermus fasciatus)
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
authority; power; function
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
evolutionary theory; theory of evolution
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
firmly rooted; deep-seated
stone implement (e.g. stone age arrowheads); stone tool
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
impassioned speech; fervent speech
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
tool; implement; means; furniture
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
earthenware; unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware
farming implement; farm tools
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)