ancient city; former capital
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to attack; to assault; to assail
level ground; horizon; field of view
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
house; dwelling; human habitation
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
that is to say; so that means
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse