no penalty; no punishment; acquittal; impunity
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
protruding eyes; person with protruding eyes; result of a dice roll; number of pips visible after a throw of the dice
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
three persons; three parties
purifying oneself (religiously) by abstaining from eating meat
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
to investigate thoroughly; to research thoroughly; to master; to understand completely
high monk (esp. one of correct conduct who acts as a role model for his pupils); high priest; initiate (esp. as a formal rank in Tendai and Shingon); monk who conducts religious services
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
homa-mandala (fire altar)
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
hosho paper; emperor's message; shogun's message
ignition; combustion; firing a blank cartridge; discharge of a gun without bullets; firing (of an event); triggering
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
homa; Buddhist rite of burning wooden sticks to ask a deity for blessings
wild beast; wild animal; brute
point of ignition; flash point
the form of a Buddhist priest; priestly attire
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
lotus position (meditation and yoga posture); padmasana; sitting with legs crossed and feet placed on opposing thighs
to stamp (one's mark, etc.); to seal; to leave (one's footprints, etc.)
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
roaring; booming; bellowing; pealing; reverberating; rumbling
to make (something) reverberate; to make resound; to shake (e.g. a venue with cheers)
to make symbolic signs (gestures) with the fingers
seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table; head
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
the five 20-point cards (high-scoring meld)
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
nine-character charm chanted with ritual gestures to ward off evil (esp. by mountain ascetics and adherents of Esoteric Buddhism)
hand used like a sword in striking
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds
invitation; bringing over; bringing about; giving rise to; causing
native people; aboriginal; indigenous people
all things in nature; the whole creation
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
winner-takes-all (system); taking everything (esp. winnings)
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers