to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
function; facility; faculty; feature
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
strength; power; proficiency; ability
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
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
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
legendary beast; magical beast
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
spirit world; underworld; the next world
Revelation (book of the Bible); the Apocalypse
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
town; city; municipal; urban
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
to unfold; to unroll; to open
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
beginning; outset; first; onset
as time goes by; as time went by; with the passage of time; over time
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
society; public; community; social studies
originally; by nature; from the start
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...