(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
tail lamp; taillight; rear light
to solicit; to demand; to extort
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
host; landlord; innkeeper
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
contract; compact; agreement
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
polite; respectful; reverent
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
a pair (of shoes or socks)
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
sneaker; sneakers; trainers
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with