dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
iron hammer; crushing blow
Dragon King; promoted rook
many armies; many troops; vast army; hosts; host of heaven
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
ancient time; age of the gods; mythological age; time before the ascension of Emperor Jimmu
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
now; the present time; just now; another; more
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
please (give me); please (do for me)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least