tinnitus; ringing in the ears
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
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)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
rope; cord; policeman's rope
such; like that; in that way
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
odd piece; incomplete set; odds and ends
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
precious orb; Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel; hōju; uppermost spherical part of a pagoda finial
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
influence; clout; leverage
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve