politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
striking; remarkable; considerable
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
one's long-cherished desire
long mai (feng shui); longmai; the air or energy flowing down from an undulating mountain range
to attract interest; to capture attention
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
Gothic (style); Gothic (typeface)
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
eight (long cylindrical things)
systematic; regular; routine
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to become completely chilled
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
underground space; subterranean space; subterranea
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness