dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to take back; to recapture
to join forces; to cooperate
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
danger; peril; hazard; risk
tackle (e.g. rugby); fishing tackle
and yet; though; when; in spite of
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right