science and technology; technology; scientific techniques
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
reexamination; reinvestigation; resurvey
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
omen; sign; notice; indication
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
dusk; nightfall; twilight
backward movement; reverse movement; going backwards; retrograde motion
virtual space (e.g. in computer graphics)
to repeatedly admonish; to tell over and over
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
Olympus; Olympos; Olympus
division into equal parts; equal parts
second coming; second advent
one's mental make-up (structure)
qi; mysterious life force that makes up everything; spirits; mind; divine atmosphere; mysterious presence
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
one hole; toilet bowl (for both urination and defecation); effective point for moxibustion; one-woman man
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
to command a view; to look out over (onto, across, etc.); to overlook
observatory; observation post
concreteness; feasibility
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
to go beyond the limit; to pass the limit
conference room; place of assembly
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at
prescribed form (of writing); format
musical composition; tune
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate