to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachi-gokko; Edo-period children's game in which two players alternately pinch the back of the other's hands and stack them on top of each other while saying "itachi-gokko, nezumi-gokko"
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
weird; disgusting; sickening
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
Aesculapius; Asclepius; Asklepios
molecule; numerator; element (of a group); member; particle
chemical symbol (e.g. H for hydrogen); element symbol
element; chemical element; (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire); (arch.) origin; (arch.) source
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
to move (something) to another location; to change the position of; to rearrange; to replace; to exchange; to switch
electronic key (doors, etc.); electronic cipher
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon; positive and negative (magnetic poles, electric terminals, etc.); cathode and anode
pentagram (as used in divination, etc.)
(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
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
to quicken one's pace (steps)
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
giant squid (Architeuthis martensi)
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
glaring at; scowling at; looking contemptuously at; frowning down upon; domineering with a coercive look
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match