danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
to rule; to govern; to administer
the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
scope; coverage; selected range
tradition; legend; folklore
process; course; mechanism
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
to lure someone; to entice someone
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
obstinacy; atman; the self; the ego
to repeat a mistake (of somebody); to make the same mistake as that of ...; (lit.) to follow the rut (left by someone else)
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated