the four kinds of demons that make trouble for sentient beings
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
patriarch; head of a family
such; like that; in that way
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
having not the slightest idea
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
family; relatives; dependents; household
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
trivial; not amounting to much
the same generation; coeval
dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
to be full of pride; to be boastful
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
strong person; the strong; the powerful
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
running continuously; firing in rapid succession