whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
tendency; trend; inclination
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
dragon-head gargoyle; gutter spout
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
breath; breathing; bracelet
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
shakudo; gold-copper alloy, often with a blue patina
threat; intimidation; menace
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
several times (as large, over)
partly burned charcoal; cinders; charred remains; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
carbonization; carbonisation
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
mockery; derision; ridicule
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
violent emotion; passion; fury
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter