dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
dominant player (e.g. in politics); single strong player
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
descendant; posterity; offspring
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
that is to say; so that means
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
woman; female; feminine gender
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
sexual act; sexual intercourse
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
I think (something) won't (something); probably (something) isn't (something)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to examine someone's expression
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
all over; all over the place; everywhere