to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
spell; curse; incantation
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
hungry ghost realm; preta realm; magic; sorcery
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to subsist; to keep on living
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
system; organization; organisation; architecture
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon; positive and negative (magnetic poles, electric terminals, etc.); cathode and anode
the dark side; the seamy side
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)
same family (race, tribe)
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
Heaven's blessing; gift of nature; natural resources
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
low-grade; low-class; low-quality; vulgar; cheap
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely