before god; before an altar
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
and (also); both ... and; as well as
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to watch over; to watch attentively
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
final adjustment; final coordination
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to accept; to receive; to agree
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
catchers who warm up pitchers in the bullpen; tank (character that soaks up damage for the rest of the party in an MMORPG)
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
villain; baddie; the villain's part
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
the place for; the time for; the level of
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
ninth day of the month; nine days
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run