to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to make symbolic signs (gestures) with the fingers
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
entreaty; supplication; petition
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
original intention; initial resolution
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
I Doubt It (card game); Cheat; Bullshit; I doubt that; no way; you're fibbing
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
bōjutsu (art of using a stick as a weapon)
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
there being no use in arguing (about it)
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
to get strong; to gain strength
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
whatever the case; under any circumstances
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)