to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
Nandikesvara (Ganesh in the Buddhist pantheon)
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
sweet voice; seductive voice
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
to spring at; to leap upon
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
why; how; for what reason
having not the slightest idea
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
amount of material resources
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
will not do; do not; does not
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to fall flat; to fall face down
to pile up; to form into a (huge) pile
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th century BCE?)
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
descendant (usu. of a certain generation); (arch.) lineage; (arch.) pedigree; (arch.) grandchild
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
for this very reason; that is exactly why
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
if one is unlucky; if one is careless