to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
nice; likeable; desirable
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
stale; hackneyed; cliched
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)
even if; even though; however; no matter how
pongee; soft thin cloth woven from raw silk
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
anthem; carol; hymn of praise
melodic subject; theme; motif
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
written word; written language
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
autonomous; autonomic; self-sustaining; self-directed
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
description; describing; depicting
rhizome; rootstalk; rootstock
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
Old World (i.e. Asia, Africa, Europe)
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
optical device; optical element