guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
(arch.) fish; counter for fish
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum
Yggdrasil; The World Tree
heaven and earth; top and bottom
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to take care; to mind; to be attentive
perception; sensing; noticing
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
level ground; plain; flatland
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
eradication of malignant spirits (esp. used in fantasy and science fiction)
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
death; the late; the deceased
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
strict secret; top-secret
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
chastity; fidelity; faithfulness; virtue
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest