to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
firmly (grasped); latched onto; locked onto
to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
overriding principle; main principle; great principle
retrogression; regression
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
confined place; closing (an institution, office, clinic, etc.)
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
landscape gardening; landscape architecture
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
birds and wild animals; wildlife
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
battle formation; military formation
from the beginning; from scratch
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
man's man; man aggressively pursuing sex and riches; (lit.) carnivore
intention; personal opinion
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
dictation; verbal statement
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
curved sword (e.g. a scimitar, shamshir, etc.); curved blade
crying or singing (of bird, etc.) at night
light that stays on all night; lamp that is kept burning all night; nightlight
passage; path; route; one's way
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
defile; narrow path; bottleneck; impasse
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor