ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
ultimate; final; last; eventual
many; a lot; much; multitude
to be crazy about; to be infatuated with; to be obsessively devoted to
study; research; investigation
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
based on; built on; made from
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to die out; to become extinct
intelligence; intellect; brains
to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); to be born; to come into being; to be formed
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to look attractive; to look nice
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
water outlet; tap; faucet
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); cutting plane
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
every evening; night after night
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium