in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
wyvern (two-legged dragon); wivern
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
mountain range; mountain system
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
in one's own way or style
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
no!; no no!; no, not at all
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
connection; link; relationship
both hands; both arms; ten
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
Dragon King; promoted rook
snake; serpent; large snake