sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
fate; destiny; predestination
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
as usual; as is one's habit
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to blow out; to spout out
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
to approach; to draw near
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
as you see; as you can see
entirety; whole; balance (in Zen); equality
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
anything and everything; just about everything
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
that day; the very same day
messenger; envoy; emissary
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)