and yet; though; when; in spite of
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Chinese puffer (Takifugu chinensis)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
special training; intensive training; crash course
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
ago; since; before; previous
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to die by drowning; to drown