gem; jewel; precious stone
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
to grow horns; to sprout horns; to become angry; to become jealous
sorcerer; genie; human with supernatural powers
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
next; secondly; subsequently
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
several times (as large, over)
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
to do; to perform; to carry out; (arch.) to serve; (arch.) to wait upon; (arch.) to attend
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
unceremonious party; free and easy gathering; party with no regard for formal etiquette or status
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to kidnap (esp. by force or deception); to abduct; to snatch
solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
wincing; cowering; shrinking; flinching; recoiling
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
to call (someone) to come; to call for; to summon; to always call (someone by a name); to become used to calling
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
king of beasts (i.e. lion)
to be put to shame (of an expert); to be no match (for someone); (lit.) to run away barefoot
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?