to escape from; to get out
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
medal; shield; card on which dharani (etc.) are written; notice board (in a Zen temple); tile (mahjong, dominos, etc.)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
to encamp; to take up a position
taiji (in Chinese philosophy, the principle that embodies all potential things, incl. time and space)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
four images; four symbols; four emblems; four phenomena; four phases
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
putting a criminal to death; punishment by execution; death penalty
completely; absolutely; totally
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
Yuanshi Tianzun (one of the supreme divinities of Taoism)
Taishang Laojun (Lao-tzu as a supreme divinity of Taoism)
ceremonial sake decanter with a spout and semicircular handle
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
absorption; suction; attraction
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
influenced (by); under an influence
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
don't worry about it; forget about it
in general; generally; usually
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
to boil up; to seethe; to get excited; to be in an uproar
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain