homemade; made in-house; housemade; made on the premises
nine-character charm chanted with ritual gestures to ward off evil (esp. by mountain ascetics and adherents of Esoteric Buddhism)
to stamp (one's mark, etc.); to seal; to leave (one's footprints, etc.)
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
as expected; as predicted
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
desperately; for one's dear life
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to make symbolic signs (gestures) with the fingers
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
five (long cylindrical things)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
four (long cylindrical things)
alternately; by turns; one after the other
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
(in) the air; midair; sky
lattice; latticework; lattice door; check(ed) pattern; plaid
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
traces of a moving light; trail (e.g. of a meteor)
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
esoteric Buddhist ritual in which incantations are chanted; magic
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
expert; skilled hand; person of experience
power; might; authority; influence
simply; merely; only; solely
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
command; lead; generalship; leadership
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)