to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
worst; poor and boring; uncool
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
mantra; Shingon sect (of Buddhism)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
to be smeared; to be covered
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
correction; rectification; mending; repair
in succession; one by one
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
the teachings of Buddha (as likened to the Dharmachakra, originally a wheel-like weapon used to destroy the evils of mankind); Buddhist doctrine
various deities; the gods
imperial decree; imperial edict
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
conviction; belief; confidence
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)