dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
economic collapse; financial failure; bankruptcy
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
buying power; purchasing power
political measures; policy
without sparing time for sleep
build; physique; frame; constitution
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
and yet; though; when; in spite of
in public; in company; in the presence of others
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to continue to do; to persist in doing
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
consumption; expenditure; spending
addition; adding; supplement
keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted