to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
order of chivalry; chivalric order
material; materials; data; information; documents
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to mix; to stir; to blend
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
height (measured at the withers)
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to tame (an animal); to domesticate
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
Yggdrasil (tree in Norse mythology)
armed forces; military; troops
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops