wrapped package; bale; wicker trunk; wicker luggage
rain and wind; driving rain
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
for dear life; barely escaping alive
volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
last moves (in go, shogi, or chess); endgame; gathering; collecting; coming together
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
10,000,000,000; ten billion
100,000,000,000; hundred billion; many
every year; yearly; annually
(arch.) countenance; (arch.) visage; face; honor (honour); dignity
sublime; noble; high-minded
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
jewel; precious stone; gem
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
trikaya (three bodies of the Buddha)
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
as far as the eye can see
interval; step; pitch; key
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
at first; in the beginning; originally
result; fruit (of); product (of)
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
eternal; unlimited; endless
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
exceedingly; extremely; decisively