oracle; revelation; divine message
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
all around; as far as the eye can see
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
tier; tear; teardrop shape
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
astringency; constriction; collecting (e.g. opinions); putting together; collection (of taxes); convergence (of light); convergence
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to drive away; to scatter; to rout
amount of light; quantity of light
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple
old soldier; veteran; old hand
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
depending on; dependent on
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
Pluto (god); Pluto (dwarf planet)
to arrive; to come to pass
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
orpiment (yellow mineral, or the pigment derived from it); gamboge (tree resin, or the dull yellow pigment derived from it); falsification; alteration
disorder; chaos; confusion
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
solving a riddle; solving a mystery
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
no way to do; nothing can be done
to refuse; to decline; to deny
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions