strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
goodness; excellence; virtue
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
confused; flustered; at a loss
to wheeze; to breathe with difficulty; to gasp
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
rash assumption; hasty conclusion
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
family name; lineage; birth; clan
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
spring water; clear (pure) water
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
level ground; plain; flatland
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
near; close; beside; third person
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
styptic; stopping of bleeding
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
both bare shoulders; stripped to the waist
to roll up or pull up (sleeves, skirt, etc.)
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point