spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
sudden rise to power; sudden rise in prosperity
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
league; federation; union; alliance
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
group; bunch; crowd; group
contribution (to a temple, shrine, etc.); donation
head temple of a Buddhist sect
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
river; stream; River; the ... river
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
the four elements (earth, water, fire, wind); the human body; Tao, heaven, earth and king
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
grey moustache; white beard
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
preparations for a journey
emotional scars; mental trauma
neat and clean; tidy; trim
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for