to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to put in all one's effort
ghost; monster; demon; phantom; apparition
vigor (like leaping flames); liveliness
Vaisravana (guardian god of Buddhism)
commander; general; leader
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
counter used with Sino-Japanese words
important law; fundamental law
spirit residing in the ground
nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
to make an onslaught (on); to close in (on)
divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century); kamikaze
zun (ancient Chinese wine vessel, usu. made of bronze); (arch.) honorific prefix referring to the listener; counter for buddhas
crown of a buddha's head; brusqueness; grumpiness
dharani; spell; litany; Sanskrit multi-syllabic chant
esoteric Buddhist ritual in which incantations are chanted; magic
gold wheel (highest of the three layered wheels that support the earth above the primordial void); gold wheel-turning sage king
secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
killing (someone) with a curse; putting a deadly curse on (someone)
to suit (one's needs, tastes, purpose, etc.); to serve; to meet (one's expectations, wishes, etc.); to measure up to (e.g. one's ideal); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be consistent with (reason, morality, etc.)
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
shame; compunction; remorse; shame felt towards oneself and others
Buddha's heart; Buddha's mercy
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
melancholy; gloom; depression
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
first report (esp. of an incident or news story); initial report
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
later on; eventually; afterwards
caller; visitor; company; guest
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!