to find out; to discover; to locate
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
to put on airs; to assume importance
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
most of all; extremely; supremely
ascending and descending; going up and down
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
chance (of success); odds
head; chief; boss; leader
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
connection; relation; linkage
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
the farthest ends; the furthest ends
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
how; in what way; circumstances
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
quick-witted; quick to understand
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
power; authority; jurisdiction
change; alteration; modification
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning"); lowest division in sumo
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
good; goodness; right; virtue
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
secret method; secret process; secret formula; esoteric rituals (in Shingon Buddhism)
to suffer mentally; to be in emotional pain