to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
large triple gate to temple
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
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to understand from experience
to speak; to hear a voice
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to be conspicuous; to stand out
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
coincident with; while; simultaneously
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
head temple of a Buddhist sect
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
metre; meter; meter; gauge
on top of a tall building; balcony; upper floor
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to collapse into; to flop onto
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly