(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 believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
imagination; supposition; guess
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
so; therefore; and; (and) then
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
master; teacher; stable master
about; on; regarding; per; for every
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
while; even though; despite
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
divine sword (one of the three sacred treasures)
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason