miraculous efficacy; miracle; miraculous virtue
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
hunt (where the hunting area is surrounded on four sides by hunters)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
fortune-telling; divination
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
horizon; distant land; skyline; heavenly shores; remote region
cape; headland; promontory
the Avici hell (the eighth and most painful of the eight hells); hell of uninterrupted suffering
(dead) end; end of the line
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
at once; immediately; right now
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
northwesterly winter wind
wide turn; detour; the long way around
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert