(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building
inner sanctum; inner temple; inner shrine; sanctuary; chancel
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm); west-northwest; ninth month of the lunar calendar
to behave well (of a child)
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
by itself; automatically; naturally
to make an appeal; to urge
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
tear gland; lacrimal gland
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
footwear; footgear; shoes
cracking; splitting; ripping; crashing; creaking; groaning
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
live tree; green wood; unseasoned wood
to wring the neck; to strangle
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
order; command; life; destiny; fate
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
bright (esp. of the moon); broad and empty
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
Japan's best; number one in Japan
carving; engraving; sculpture
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn)
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
birds and wild animals; wildlife
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
to become inverted; to become reversed
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk