weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
these guys; these fellows
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
riskiness; (level of) danger
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
hunting ground; hunting preserve
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
sharing; division; draw; tie
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
distinction; differentiation; classification
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure