because; for; the reason why is ...
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to pass (of time); to elapse
death from disease; death from illness
after that; afterwards; thereafter
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
secret information; intelligence
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
already; now; no longer; not any more
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
imbecility; feeblemindedness; dark
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)
breech presentation (feet or buttocks-first birth); breech delivery; breech birth
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
wealth and power; rich and powerful
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
sharp increase; sudden rise
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate