equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
right in the middle (of); midst; height
to take someone's life; to kill someone
imperial soldier; soldier in an imperial army
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
secret; private; surreptitious
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
odds and ends; all; every
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
point in question (at issue)
way of reciting; way of telling a story
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
candidate (for an election)
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
prison camp; concentration camp; prisoner of war camp; POW camp
distrust; unjust suspicion