empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
leaving; quitting; retiring
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
state-supported provincial temple (Nara period)
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
to narrow in (on); to home in; to focus; to target
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
scam; con trick; con-man; fraudster; flirt; player
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
baa (sound of a sheep); meh
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
be on your guard!; take care!
line of spears held at the ready
pace; tempo; slow and fast; in case of emergency
the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning"); lowest division in sumo