thousands; several thousand
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
obedience; submission; resignation
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
to perceive; to understand
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
Shen Long (spiritual dragon in Chinese mythology); Shen-lung
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
nonaggressive defense (policy) (defence)
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
under control (e.g. of territory)
fertile; rich; productive
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
depravity; corruption; degradation
reinforcement; strengthening
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
counselling (often of imprisoned criminals by a chaplain, etc.); giving guidance; admonishment; scolding; exhortation
emperor (of Japan); mikado
imperial throne; the Crown
brothers and sisters; siblings
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
pleasures of a pious life; entertainment for or dedicated to a deity or Buddha; pastime; entertainment; free admission
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)