early morning; early hours; early in the morning
all night; throughout the night
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
patriarch; head of a family
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
just past noon; afternoon
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
long time; long interval; for quite some time
observation; survey; watching
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
in perfect form; going swimmingly
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
snapping (e.g. fingers) sound; with a pop
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
hostility; animosity; enmity
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
landing; alighting; touch down
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
loud sound; loud reverberation