to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
combination; union; binding; bond
strength; power; proficiency; ability
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
western style-house (esp. those built before WWII)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
busy; having no (free) time
Mahamayuri (deity usu. depicted riding a peacock)
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
mantra; Shingon sect (of Buddhism)
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
both hands; both arms; ten
to make symbolic signs (gestures) with the fingers
nine-character charm chanted with ritual gestures to ward off evil (esp. by mountain ascetics and adherents of Esoteric Buddhism)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
calamity; disaster; accident
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
svāhā; well said; so be it
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
superhuman (Herculean) strength
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront