railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
declaration; proclamation; announcement
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
at any rate; in any case; anyway; anyhow
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
Amitabha Tathagata; Amithaba
dhyana-samadhi (meditative concentration); ascetic practice atop a sacred mountain (in Shugendō); mountain top
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
(one's) countenance; face
eyes made of crystal, glass, etc. inserted into the head of a Buddhist statue; beautiful female eyes
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
becoming a devout believer; (religious) conversion
clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
to inspect; to examine; to check; to elapse; to pass (time)
standing statue; standing image
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
East Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
effigy; likeness; portrait; statue
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation