instability; insecurity; crankiness
to approach; to draw near
(religious) faith; belief; creed
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
to wash away; to rinse off
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
to mix; to stir; to blend
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
hee hee hee; hi hi hi; chuckling; snickering
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
to be fated; to be linked by fate
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
nothing but; except; no more than