the ten precepts; Ten Commandments; Decalogue
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
smelling of incense; overly pious
breaking a commandment (usually religious); offense against the Buddhist commandments (offence)
(smelling) strongly; pungently; angrily; furiously; indignantly
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
huge person; enormous object
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
heavy machinery; large machinery; plant
error of judgment; miscalculation; bad decision
purple lightning; flash; swordflash
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
whole face; all over one's face
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
mass killing; mass murder; bloodbath
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
quick-wittedness; having tact; being sensible
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
digger; excavator; power shovel
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience