(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 stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to save; to leave over; to spare
to strike dead; to beat to death
to tower over the surroundings
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
(in) the air; midair; sky
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
place; position; location; position; standing; status
to push back; to press back; to force back
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to smash down; to batter down; to beat in; to destroy
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
calm; composed; leisurely
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback