chapel; place of worship (esp. Christian); place of worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
many people; a large number of people
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
stirring; slight movement
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
belief; faith; conviction
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
speech and conduct; words and deeds
monolith; large slab of rock
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
preservation; retainment; keeping
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
one's principles and position
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
contradiction; inconsistency
conviction; belief; confidence
longing; great desire; aspiration
canon (i.e. the Biblical canon)