offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
fulfilment of a vow; one's earnest prayer being answered
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
to employ; to hire; to engage
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
best moment to take a picture; right timing (for a photograph); photo opportunity
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
pot; (volcanic) crater; buttocks; gay man; queer; faggot
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
yes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
mental; spiritual; emotional
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
narrowing of visual field; narrow-mindedness; lack of vision
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender