pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
variable; changeable; convertible; controllable
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
magazine (for a firearm); cylinder (of a revolver)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
neutral colour; neutral color; achromatic (colour, color)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
rejuvenation; restoration of youth
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
how many people; a number of people
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
hound; hunting dog; running dog; dupe; tool of another person
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
dissolution of a feudal clan by the shogunate and confiscation of its fief