to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
name; given name; first name
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
mysterious power of words to alter reality
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
on the occasion of; at the time of
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
public agency; public institution
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
though; even if; whether ... or ...
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
how many years; how long; what year
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
head; brains; intellect; understanding