sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
like; similar to; same as
criminal, administrative and civil codes (forming the basis of ancient East Asian law; orig. Chinese); legal codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models
finishing writing, work, etc. at a stroke (stretch); knocking something off without a break
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
five (long cylindrical things)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
four (long cylindrical things)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
establishment; settlement
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
nine-character charm chanted with ritual gestures to ward off evil (esp. by mountain ascetics and adherents of Esoteric Buddhism)
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
to order; to command; to appoint
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); victory; strictness; cruelty
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
pentagram (as used in divination, etc.)
release; emission; ejection
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
consists of; comprises; is made up of
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
the cosmic dual forces (yin and yang) and the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth) in Chinese cosmology
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding