to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
beginning; outset; first; onset
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to step over or across; to overcome
to push aside; to push one's way through
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
chin; jaw; gills; branchia
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
number two; mistress; concubine
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to capture alive; to catch alive; to take prisoner
mental; spiritual; emotional
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
with a rushing sound (of rain, waves, etc.); with a whoosh (e.g. when pouring rice); in a sudden collapse; with a clatter; swarming (e.g. of insects); surging
to kick over; to kick down
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous