to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
inheritance dispute; succession dispute
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
expansion of one's sphere of influence; increase in one's power (strength, influence)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
financial muscle; economic clout
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
competent; suitable; qualified
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
control; management (e.g. of a business)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...