essence; true nature; substance; reality
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
recitation; reciting from memory
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
book containing a collection of poems; Psalms (book of the Bible)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to say no more; to sink into silence
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
main road; main thoroughfare
municipal railway; city streetcar; tram
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
headquarters; head office; main office
(made of) stone; stone-built
front; frontage; facade; main
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite