gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
Caria; Karia; Calia; Kallir
drawing room; study; publishing house; writing alcove
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
letter; missive; note; mail
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
nobleman's illegitimate child; product (of e.g. war); offspring; aftermath
interior of the womb (of a pregnant woman); interior of the uterus; interior of a Buddhistic statue
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
(as alike as) two peas in a pod