to flare up; to burst into flames
may the presiders over warriors be my vanguard (nine-character charm chanted to ward off evil)
natural laws; rule of heaven
God and man; heaven and man
unification; union; oneness
responsiveness; responding; divine response (e.g. to a prayer); divine inspiration; induction (electromagnetism); inducing
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
step; stride; counter for steps
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
east, west, south and north
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
function; facility; faculty; feature
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to crumble away; to collapse
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to burst open; to pop; to split
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath