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main shrine; inner sanctuary

1

to open the door

1

fine; minute; detailed; meticulous; precise

4

bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt

4

to form a circle; to move in a circle; (lit.) to draw a circle

2

arithmetic; algorithm

2

the Three Jewels; the Triple Gem; Triratna; the Three Treasures; Buddha, Dharma, Sangha; Buddha, the teachings of Buddha, and the community of monks and nuns

3

clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)

2

lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)

1

in the same manner as before; the same as always

4

to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off

1

Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)

4

metallic taste; taste of iron

9

bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed

5

to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet

1

to bend over in the shape of the hiragana character ku; to bend forward from the waist to form a chevron shape

2

edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)

15

the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam

2

to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)

3

gait; one's manner of walking; technique involving tripping the opponent

2

having sticky fingers; compulsive thievery; habitual movement of one's hands; marks from being handled often

1

to grasp; to get

2

tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus

1

to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air

1

knife blade; sword blade

2

to exile; to banish; to revise the wording of a phrase

1

continued alertness; unrelaxed alertness; follow-through (e.g. in archery); lingering affection; attachment

1

discomfort

3

curse; malediction; hex

1

maggot; larva; grub

5

sauce; Worcestershire sauce

1

to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant

1

to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)

2

a throw; a fall

1

interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)

8

the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)

2

passing each other

1

tub; washbasin; washbowl

2

nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown

4

as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly

5

extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist

2

sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic

1

to get tired of waiting

3

dear; darling; adorable; precious; cute; lovely

2

latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener

1

chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing

1

clear and beautiful (of a woman's voice)

1

first laugh of the year

1

sometimes; often

12

to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order

2