pentagram (as used in divination, etc.)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
cooperation; collaboration
hostile party; enemy side
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
smuggling; contraband trade
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
platform truck; hand truck; trolley; (railway) truck; bogie; flatcar
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
to exert oneself; to make efforts
even if not; even without