dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
militarism; warlike spirit
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
serious; severe; grave; acute
destination; place one stays during a trip
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
settlement; solution; resolution
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to attempt; to test; to try out
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
identity or background check (often to see if someone is a burakumin)