to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
detour; circumvention; turning movement
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
mob; the masses; rabble; all things in nature; the whole creation
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
carrier pigeon; homing pigeon
(single) bean; pea; something very small; tiny speck
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
to provide (a person) with a bodyguard
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
visual confirmation; sighting
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
important person; strategic person; key figure
in a sense; in some way; to an extent