sidelocks; hair at the temples
double doors opening from the centre; double-opening from the centre (e.g. doors, casement windows, etc.); method of filleting fish, chicken, etc. with a central cut and peeling back the flesh
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
cloth woven from twisted silk yarn
armor and helmet (armour)
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
emphatic verbal prefix; humble verbal prefix
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
declaration; proclamation; announcement
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
Amitabha Tathagata; Amithaba
dhyana-samadhi (meditative concentration); ascetic practice atop a sacred mountain (in Shugendō); mountain top
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
your countenance (his ..., her ..., etc.)
eyes made of crystal, glass, etc. inserted into the head of a Buddhist statue; beautiful female eyes
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody