to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to surround; to crowd around
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
very important person; VIP
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
revengeful ghost; apparition
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
extermination; annihilation
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine