reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
kabbalah (Jewish mystic tradition); qabalah; cabala
cross; cross shape; sign of the cross
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to need; to call for; to require
magical; sorcerous; incantatory
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
that is to say; so that means
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors (in Okinawa)
tilefish (Branchiostegus spp.); blanquillo; horse-head fish
to mix; to stir; to blend
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
vermiculation; peristalsis; crawling like a worm
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
how many years; how long; what year
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of