black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
freely; frankly; without reserve
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
brilliant; bright; dazzling
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
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 need; to call for; to require
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
tradition; legend; folklore
northern or southern lights; aurora borealis or australis
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
first generation; founder
bravery; courage; heroism
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
pressure; oppression; suppression
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
although I say; although one might say; although called
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start