summoning circle (esp. in fantasy fiction); magic circle
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
departure; leaving; going away; recession
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
each (every) time; whenever
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
complete destruction; demolition
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
three-way junction; three-way intersection
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (a tooth); loading (a gun with ammunition, a camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
mobilization; mobilisation
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
snake; serpent; large snake
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
the same; the said; likewise
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes