monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to be a burden; to make trouble for someone
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
late at night; at a late hour
large number (of); many; majority
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
directionality; directivity
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
conversely; on the contrary
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to surround; to crowd around
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to revere; to respect; to worship
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
beforehand; in advance; previously
fluent (in a language); flowing