strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
reading matter; reading material
reading through; reading over
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
Leviticus (book of the Bible)
low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
charm; incantation; spell; curse
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
magic; sorcery; incantation
to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
Deuteronomy (book of the Bible)
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
one part; one portion; one section
to have medicine be effective
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to speak unclearly; to speak inarticulately; to pronounce poorly; to slur one's words; to lisp
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
verbal message; word (from someone)
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
sickroom; hospital room; ward
middle of the night; dead of night
laser; Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
24 hours; twenty-four hours
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
to make coffee; to brew coffee