(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
correction; revision; amendment
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
Nichiren sect; Tendai sect; Lotus Sutra
shooting up one after another
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
a little early; earlier than usual; ahead of time; rather quickly; a little faster than usual
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
sprinkling; dropping in small light bits
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
specialization; specialisation
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
accompanying; being in attendance on; inner offerer (any of the 10 high-ranking monks serving at the inner offering hall)
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
apparently; appears to be
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")