(literary) to study closely

steel ball, bearing ball

(idiomatic) to have grown tense (of a situation); to have become critical (and to be on the verge of a major upheaval)

(rare, historical) Alternative spelling of カトリック

nine

nine / 究: an indeterminate large number, a myriad, a great many / (divination) the number of yang, in opposition to 六 (roku, “six”) as the number of yin

drought / to dry; to desiccate / to drink up / heaven / emperor

ornamental cap

rest; vacation

a palace / (traditional music of China and Japan) the keynote or tonic of a musical scale, such as do in the do re mi scale notation of solfège