engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
aborted, stillborn or miscarried foetus (fetus); (arch.) newborn baby
to stand upright with arms and/or legs spread; to dodge
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
depraved monk; sinful priest
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
innocent (esp. of a girl); naive; virgin; maiden; young striped mullet
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
box for holding papers or stationery
big gamble; big plunge; big mountain
to accept an object and hold it reverently over one's head
simultaneous; all at once
two-storied Buddhist tower
retirement (to a temple of shrine) for prayer
sleeping together; sleeping with; sharing a bed
arrestee; person arrested
corrosion; etching; action of acid; rot; rust; erosion
cut off; cut out; ablation; resection; surgical removal
and what is worse; to make matters worse
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
strong beginning and weak ending; anticlimax
launching out; embarking upon (a career)
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
New Year's greetings; New Year's call; New Year's gift
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
a crowd or large number of one's retainers or subjects
(arch.) slave; retainer; servant; captive; varlet; I