substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
melting; liquefying; fusion
other than; excluding; without
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
flame reaction; flame test; flame coloration test
beforehand; in advance; previously
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
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)
to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
separate; scattered; apart
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
favourite horse; favorite horse
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
present (brought by a visitor); gift
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to speak energetically; to talk big; to argue heatedly
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom