to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
Nichiren sect; Tendai sect; Lotus Sutra
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
piercing (cold); biting (wind)
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
end of war; cessation of hostilities
immortal; undying; indestructible
resignation; acceptance; consolation
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to take into consideration; to use one's discretion
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
appearance; air; condition; state; form
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone