dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
splendid horse; promoted bishop
Dragon King; promoted rook
herbal medicine prepared from dried earthworms
dragon god; dragon king; naga
gentian (Gentiana scabra var. buergeri); autumn bellflower
deva and naga; heavenly dragon
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
dragon-slaying; Kawasaki Ki-45 (WWII heavy fighter aircraft)
crown (of a watch); stem; canon (of a bell); something in the shape of a dragon's head (esp. a helmet crest)
brontosaurus; apatosaurus
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Taro (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
keel (of a ship); Fossilia ossis mastodi (traditional Chinese medicine); dragon bone; longgu
ankylosaur (any dinosaur of infraorder Ankylosauria)
ryūsha; spherical part of a pagoda finial between the hōju and suien
long mai (feng shui); longmai; the air or energy flowing down from an undulating mountain range
longan (Euphoria longana)
Yinglong (dragon and rain deity)
Shen Long (spiritual dragon in Chinese mythology); Shen-lung
blue dragon; Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the eastern heavens; large horse with a bluish-leaden coat; shape of an old pine tree
dragon's den; auspicious place for a temple, town, etc. to be built (feng shui)
rising dragon; great dash
two mighty rivals; (lit.) dragon and tiger
ceratopsian (any quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur of infraorder Ceratopsia)
phosphorescent lights seen at sea at night; lights that can be seen on the altar of gods, intended as an offering
mizuchi; aquatic, dragon-like beast with four feet, horns and poisonous breath; unfulfilled genius; dormant talent
unrecognized genius; exceptional person hidden among the masses; reclining dragon
dragon flute; medium-pitched bark-covered bamboo transverse flute with seven holes, used in gagaku
Ryūsei (professional go title)
suicide divers (part of the Japanese Special Attack Units during WWII)
finishing touches; last vital touch
agave; maguey; American aloe; century plant (Agave americana)
strong beginning and weak ending; anticlimax
rain dragon; mythical beast with yellowish green skin and red tail
rising dragon; white saddle (Helvella crispa); elfin saddle; common helvel
hand-operated firefighting pump (used throughout the Edo and Meiji periods); water pistol; squirt gun; water gun
dragon that has ascended to the heavens; (fig.) person who has acquired immense wealth and power
dragoon (in the Final Fantasy media franchise); lancer; dragon knight
stegosaur (any dinosaur of infraorder Stegosauria)
a fight between equally great opponents; (lit.) dragon and tiger fighting one another
dwarf mondo grass (Ophiopogon japonicus)
shoryuken (uppercut move in the Street Fighter series)
borneol (crystalline turpenoid alcohol)
Imperial countenance; face of the Emperor
drawn dragon; painted dragon
dragon tree (Dracaena draco)
Draco (constellation); the Dragon
Unryū style of grand champion's ring-entering ceremony
Heilongjiang Province (China)
king of herrings (Regalecus glesne); oarfish; ribbonfish
Carina (constellation); the Keel
filhos (traditional Portuguese dessert); deep-fried tofu mixed with thinly sliced vegetables
the eight legions (devas, nagas, yaksas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kimnaras, mahoragas)
well-matched contest; (lit.) fight between a dragon and a tiger
out of the frying pan into the fire; (lit.) out of the tiger's mouth into the dragon's den
Saurischia (order of dinosaurs with lizard-like pelvic structures)
dragon boat (long 22-person canoe used for racing)
one-square-gap dragon; tactic involving checking the enemy king with a dragon one square horizontally away from it
Pelycosauria (order of primitive synapsids, now considered to be paraphyletic)
Eupelycosauria (suborder of pelycosaurs)
Black Dragon Society (1901-1946); Amur River Society; Kokuryūkai
service celebrating the birth of the Buddha (held on April 8); Buddha's birthday festival
pachycephalosaur (any dinosaur of infraorder Pachycephalosauria)
hero that seizes the moment and rises; (lit.) a dragon soaring through the clouds
Kyoto Sangyo University, Kindai University, Konan University and Ryukoku University (group of similarly ranked private universities in the Kansai region)
Dragon King Kulika; manifestation of Acala in the form of a flame-wreathed dragon wrapped around and swallowing the tip of an upright sword
duck-billed dinosaur; hadrosaur
white fish vinegared and rolled with kombu
keel petal (type of flower)
Sauropsida (branch of amniotes that includes reptiles, birds and non-avian dinosaurs)
Futabasaurus suzukii (species of plesiosaur)
tapestry turban (species of turban shell, Turbo petholatus)
dragon flute; medium-pitched bark-covered bamboo transverse flute with seven holes, used in gagaku