fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
small number; few; minority
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
impermanence; mutable; uncertain; ever-changing
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
life or death; existence; destiny
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
to try all possible means
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
water of life; life-giving water; distilled liquor (brandy, whisky, etc.); spirits; (arch.) semen
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
polite; respectful; reverent
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement