to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
severe wound; serious wound; gash
to lose a battle to win the war; to incur damage so as to inflict greater damage on a foe; (lit.) to allow one's flesh to be cut in order to sever another's bone
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
reflective water surface; reflecting water
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
pentagram (as used in divination, etc.)
gem; jewel; precious stone
to jar; to creak; to grate
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
amount of material resources
matter of time; question of time
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to start; to begin; to commence
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
detour; circumvention; turning movement
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of