living thing; organism; creature; biology
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun
guard; sentinel; garrison
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
one's mental make-up (structure)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
tapir (Tapirus spp.); mo (mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams)
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
protest; refutation; pleading
other side; opposite side; other party
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
one's own property; possessions
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
someone with a dual personality
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life