tonsure; shaving one's head (upon entering the Buddhist priesthood)
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
personification; impersonation; embodiment
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
strength; power; proficiency; ability
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
surely (not); certainly (not)
hound; hunting dog; running dog; dupe; tool of another person; cat's-paw
hey there; I say; see here
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
one's younger days; when one was young
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
main cause; primary factor
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
one's own army; one's own team
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
match declared drawn due to injury
to leave as is; to ignore
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to see through; to see the true nature of something
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
a little bit; a little while
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
old friend; familiar face
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
minimum; at the very least