(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
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
literally; to the letter; literal
to keep away; to keep at a distance
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
every evening; every night
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
phase (e.g. wave, electricity, moon); topology; register
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
covering; protection; backing; relief
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to hide; to conceal oneself
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
period of time; time slot; time zone
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
divine sword (one of the three sacred treasures)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
to give directions; to issue instructions
intercept; interception; counter-attack