word game; wordplay; playing with words
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to hurt; to smart; to sting
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
text; provisions (act, treaty)
only; merely; but; no more than
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
possession; retention; maintenance
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
main cause; primary factor
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
execution; enforcing; carrying out; giving alms; giving food to the poor or monks
actual profit; practical use; benefit
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)