personality; character; individuality; personhood
(one's) younger brother; foolish younger brother
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to nip (something) in the bud
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
victim; injured party; sufferer
forcibly; against one's will
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
several items; many items
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
a little bit; a little while
autonomy (philosophy); self-control
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
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
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
personal combat; one-to-one fight