trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
the Moon; the greater yin (in yin-yang)
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
chalk (mineral); white wall
standing close together; bristling (with)
earthquake-resistant construction
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
national parliament or congress building (e.g. National Diet Building (Japan), United States Capitol (USA), Houses of Parliament (UK), etc.)
palace; hall; shrine; hall of fame
number of stairs or stories (storeys); rank; order
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
illumination; decorative lighting
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
high-quality green tea; jewel-like dewdrop
to dribble; to drip; to drop
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
black spot; dark spot; sunspot