prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
large temple edifice; large temple
temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building
complete stranger; total stranger
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
bamboo wall-top spikes (or wood, iron); spikes placed at the top of a wall to repel thieves
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to kowtow (to bow from a kneeling position such that the forehead touches the ground); to prostrate oneself; to give a deep, reverent bow
deed; act; work; performance
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
to overdo; to do too much
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
standing statue; standing image
left side; left-hand side
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
right side; right-hand side
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious
to arrest; to capture; to seize
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend