(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
maid; helper; help; assistance
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
at least; at most; (even) just
directly; in person; firsthand
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
reason; cause; circumstances
just a minute; small quantity
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to sniff out; to get wind of
than; from; out of; except; but; more
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
opposite side; opposition
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being