sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
to resound; to make a stir
genuineness or spuriousness; authenticity; the genuine and the spurious
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping
furnishings; implements; equipment
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
counter for choices, options, etc.
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
administration (of medicine)
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
origin; beginning; source; rise
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
message; informative matter
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
benefits gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings; happiness gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
in; on; at; during; in the condition of
method of bringing up; method of raising
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
stable period (with ref. to pregnancy, typically from 4th month when the placenta is fully formed, morning sickness usually goes away and risk of miscarriage decreases)
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
moral (spiritual) improvement; practice mental training; cultivate one's mind (soul)
decapitation; decapitated head