to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
front entrance; front door
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
to leave (a scene); to step away
one end; an end; part; fragment
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
to wait for an opportunity
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
(forming a) circle; huddle; circular (battle) formation
octagon; star anise (Illicium verum); sailfin poacher (Podothecus sachi)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
bearing; heading; point of the compass
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
dui (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: swamp, west)
kun (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: earth, southwest)
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
kan (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: water, north); (arch.) pit; (arch.) hole
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
(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
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
small; tiny; (lit.) size of a palm
division into equal parts; equal parts
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
spell; charm; incantation; magic words