the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
to stay calm; to keep cool
generous; broad-minded; big-hearted
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
to have a perverse character; to have a twisted personality
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
manuscript; version; draft
that sort of; that kind of; that (over there); like that; in that way; so
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
small person acting arrogantly on someone else's authority; person who borrows the authority of another to browbeat others; (lit.) a fox that borrows the authority of a tiger
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
in a quarrel, both parties are to blame
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
unconditionally; as a rule
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
emotional strength; force of will
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
cleaning up someone else's mess; making up for someone else's mistake; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
tomboy; rebounding; recovery; repercussions; rashness; incautiousness
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
rebellious phase; rebellious age
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
condition; figure; appearance; voice
Dragon King; promoted rook