the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
the West; the Occident; Western countries
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
magic; sorcery; incantation
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to smile a smile of satisfaction
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
in this way; thus; such; uh...
mountain ascetic; practitioner of Shugendō
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
self-education; self-instruction; self-study