which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
devoting one's life to the Buddha; obeying the Buddha's teachings
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
virtue and influence; virtue and authority
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
heteronomy; being directed by others; acting according to orders or rules from outside (rather than one's own will); heteronomy (in Kantian ethics)
so-wa-ka; well said; so be it
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
commander-in-chief; generalissimo
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
secret art; secret technique; mysteries (of an art)
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century); kamikaze
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
esoteric Buddhist ritual in which incantations are chanted; magic
individual; private person; personal; natural person
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
(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 stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
of course; certainly; naturally
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
magic; sorcery; incantation
to need; to call for; to require
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to leave (a mark, trace, etc.); to print; to stamp; (arch.) to be a sign of; (arch.) to be an omen for
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)