to shine; to glitter; to be bright
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
right side; right-hand side
without permission; without notice
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
like this; this sort; this way
evening; night; nighttime
left side; left-hand side
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
to some extent; to a certain extent
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
interior; inside; internal
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
professional gambler; gamester