the seven luminaries (sun, moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn); the seven days of the week
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
legend; folklore; tradition
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
copying; duplication; reproduction; copy
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
literally; to the letter; literal
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
genuine; authentic; true; real
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
(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 seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)