dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
appearance; figure; shape; form
one theory; one opinion; another theory
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
kind; sort; species; species
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
full length; total length; overall length
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
going straight on; going straight ahead
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
running as fast as one can
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
invisibly; secretly; privately
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
as soon as; no sooner than; one way or another; objection
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to surge; to well up; to gush out
harmful animal; pest; vermin
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
scattered; separated; dispersed
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath