castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
consequence; outcome; result; blame
Tsushima (former province located on Tsushima Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture); Tsushima (island)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
fortune-telling; divination
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to cease; to stop; to be over
shore; bank (of a body of water)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
horizon; distant land; skyline; heavenly shores; remote region
cape; headland; promontory
the Avici hell (the eighth and most painful of the eight hells); hell of uninterrupted suffering
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
(dead) end; end of the line
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate