metamorphosis;  disguise;  transformation;  shapeshifting;  morphing
 suffix for familiar person
 dangerous;  risky;  in danger;  in jeopardy;  uncertain;  unreliable
 method;  manner;  appearance;  air;  tendency;  folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
 green;  greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
 lie;  fib;  mistake;  error;  unwise move;  bad decision
 raging fire;  conflagration
 drawing a sword;  drawn sword
 to trick;  to cheat;  to deceive;  to coax;  to wheedle;  to soothe and humor (humour)
 may;  might;  perhaps;  may be;  possibly
 to stop (an activity);  to cease;  to discontinue;  to cancel;  to abandon;  to give up
 to raise;  to rear;  to train;  to teach;  to promote the growth of;  to nurture
 family;  members of a family
 record of war;  war chronicle;  commentaries of war;  military history
 quarrel;  brawl;  fight;  squabble;  scuffle;  argument
 disliked;  hated;  tendency;  smack (of);  distinction;  discrimination
 but;  however;  (and) yet;  nevertheless;  still;  for all that
 way;  method;  means;  resource;  course
 nonexistent;  not being (there);  not having;  not
 Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens);  seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
 to stray from the right path;  to go wrong;  to go off the rails;  to turn delinquent
 cutting in two with a single stroke;  taking decisive action;  dealing with decisively;  cutting the (Gordian) knot
 counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.);  counter for bullets
 earth;  soil;  the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens);  the ground;  low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud);  (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
 extremely;  terrifically;  super
 Saturday;  earth;  dirt;  land;  lands;  earth (third of the five elements)
 messenger;  envoy;  emissary
 fascination;  to charm;  to fascinate;  to mesmerize
 that is so;  that is right;  it looks to me;  people say that;  it is said that;  I hear that
 still;  as yet;  (not) yet;  more;  (more) still;  at least
 origin;  source;  base;  basis;  cause;  ingredient;  material
 to turn back (e.g. half-way);  to return;  to go back;  to recover (e.g. something lost);  to be returned;  to rebound
 to keep a promise;  to keep one's word
 wrong;  not good;  hopeless;  past hope;  must not do
 he;  she;  this;  this one;  Hey, you!;  You bastard!
 too;  also;  still;  as before;  even so;  either way
 time;  hour;  occasion;  case;  chance;  opportunity