grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
among these; between these; of these
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to become pale; to turn pale
to steal; to rob; to take away
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
jingling; (sound of) many people clapping together; healthy; robust; concluding successfully; (arch.) boiling (of water)
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
glorious achievement; distinguished service
birth (of a saint, monarch, etc.); nativity
great person; eminent figure
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
ancient time; age of the gods; mythological age; time before the ascension of Emperor Jimmu
educational institution; academic centre; academic center
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
as planned; according to plan
samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); being reborn; reincarnation
to be born under a (certain) star; to be born with a certain destiny; to be fated
this world; this life; this generation; present day
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
unhappiness; misfortune; ill luck