advance; moving forward; progress
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
conviction based on flawed ideas; obstructive thought
Kagutsuchi; fire deity who burned to death his mother Izanami during childbirth (and was therefore beheaded by his father Izanagi)
one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
many-sided; versatile; polygonal; diversified
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
to lick (all) up; to lick all over; to lick clean; to engulf (in flames); to consume (of fire); to sweep through
yoke; constraints; oppression
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
companion; partner; spouse
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
distortion; falsification; perversion
the cauldron of Hell (in which sinners are boiled)
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
standing statue; standing image
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to develop into a serious incident
revengeful ghost; apparition
to muster (e.g. courage); to gather; to collect; to pluck up
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
quickening; foetal (fetal) movement; fomenting (trouble)
majestic figure; imposing figure; impressive appearance; magnificent appearance
to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); to be born; to come into being; to be formed
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago