time; age; chance; moment; occasion
beginning of the world; creation
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
storming (e.g. an enemy's castle); attack; raid
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
restorer of a dynasty; ancestor who rejuvenated a family
in the background; not standing out
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
in a word; to put it briefly; to make a long story short
reign; being on the throne
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 become frozen; to freeze over
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
inadvertently (letting out a laugh); quickly; all of a sudden; all at once
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
one's long-cherished desire
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 disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
Gothic (style, e.g. in architecture); sans serif (typeface); gothic
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
eight (long cylindrical things)
systematic; regular; routine
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
to become completely chilled
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together