dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
personality; style; appearance
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to surge; to well up; to gush out
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
as (for); for; in the capacity of
the West; the Occident; Western countries
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
six (long cylindrical things)
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
imagination; supposition; guess
kagami mochi; New Year offering consisting of two mochi stacked on each other with a bitter orange on top, cut and eaten on January 11