at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
bishop's staff; khakkhara
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
esoteric Buddhist ritual where incantations are chanted; magic
both hands; both arms; ten
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
the same rank; equality; apposition
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)