embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
big frame; large figure; huge body
Buddhist teachings; Buddhism
all living things; mankind; the people; the world
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
regarding oneself (as); fancying oneself (as); seeing oneself (as); considering oneself (to be); pretension
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
huge person; enormous object
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
top of the head; crown of the head
quick firing; rapid firing
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
slight superiority (in knowledge, experience, ability, etc.); being slightly older
in one go (i.e. skipping intermediate stages); directly; in one leap; straight to; all at once; at a bound
point of departure; initial point; starting point
thump; thud (sound representing the footfalls of something heavy)
mountaineering club; mountain area
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
direction of travel; direction of movement
avalanche of earth and rocks; debris flow; mudslide; landslide
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability