ancient times; distant past; antiquity
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
whole nation; whole land; whole country
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
cannot be compared with; no match for
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
every place; various places
relocation (of a facility); moving establishment; to relocate; to move into place; to put into place
as a child; when one was a child
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
check station; checkpoint
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to quicken one's pace (steps)
Cristina; Christina; Cristina (Brazil); Cristina (Spain)
Julian; Julien; Jullian; Jurian
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to speak; to hear a voice
come out!; where are you?