feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
preface; introduction; preamble
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
bamboo screen; rattan blind
sinus; cavity; antrum; neighborhood (administrative division in North Korea)
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
plunge basin; waterfall lake; plunge pool; basin under a waterfall
India; cotton sheeting; foreign; imported; ultra-spicy; extra hot
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
close-up; bringing attention (to); bringing to the fore; putting under close scrutiny
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to take someone's life; to kill someone
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
person who judges which god or spirit has taken possession of a miko
foreign; abroad; overseas
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful