beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
swaying (repeatedly, in a large, slow motion)
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to cry and shout; to scream
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
memory; sense; experience
ability; capability; skill
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
highest score; highest number of points; top grade; peak altitude; highest point
party to a contract; subscriber; policy owner (insurance)
to order; to command; to appoint
to form a pair; to pair up
signature; register; to put one's name on; to sign; stamped name; typed name
ancient Japanese characters (regarded today as created at a much more recent date)
Dungeon Master (video game)
shape of a globe; globe shape; spherical
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to roll about; to writhe about
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
using as an intermediary; through
bhava (becoming, existence)
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
qi; mysterious life force that makes up everything; spirits; mind; divine atmosphere; mysterious presence
teatime; tea break; coffee break