to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
recitation (of a Chinese or Japanese poem); chanting; singing; composition (of a Chinese or Japanese poem); composed poem
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
small number; few; minority
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
to dig through; to drill into; to excavate
tunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
secret; private; surreptitious
to lose heart; to lose motivation
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
ancestor; forefather; foremother
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
armed might; military power; the sword; force
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
to throw oneself; to jump; to leap
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale