status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
magnetic field; ambience; atmosphere; focal point
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
disappear without a trace; nowhere to be seen
pleased to make your acquaintance
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
clergyman; churchman; clergy
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
Revelation (book of the Bible); the Apocalypse
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
quadrilateral; quadrangle; tetragon
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine