rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
Jizō (esp. statue); Kshitigarbha; Ksitigarbha
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
stone tower; stone pagoda; tombstone; gravestone
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
Children's Limbo; futile; unrewarding
everywhere; all over; throughout
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
shrike (any bird of family Laniidae); bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus); butcher bird
constitution; rules; regulation
to devour; to bite to death
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
big snake; (large) serpent
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to claim victims; to leave casualties
predation; eating prey; preying upon
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
Japanese rat snake (Elaphe climacophora)
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
in the end; finally; after all; ultimately
it seems so; that's what it looks like
in history; ever; historical
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
suddenly (appear, stick out, etc.); abruptly (happen); (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up); abruptly (rise)
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
caller; visitor; company; guest
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill