black magic; black art; witchcraft; sorcery
(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
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
four corners; four ordinal directions
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
and; thereupon; because of that
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
broth left over after boiling meat, fish, vegetables, etc.; stock
just a minute; small quantity
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
understood; I see; OK; present; here
sorry; excuse me; thank you
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
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request; favour (to ask); wish; please
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
subsurface exploration (geotechnical investigation)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
since when; from when; how long
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
had better ...; had better not ...
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
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