dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
Dragon King; promoted rook
herbal medicine prepared from dried earthworms
dragon god; dragon king; naga
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
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 Taro (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
gentian (Gentiana scabra var. buergeri); autumn bellflower
deva and naga; heavenly dragon
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
crown (of a watch); stem; cannon (of a bell); something in the shape of a dragon's head (esp. a helmet crest)
gateway to success; opening to honours; opening to honors
splendid horse; promoted bishop
dragon-head gargoyle; gutter spout
brontosaurus; apatosaurus
dish of fish or meat flavoured with soy sauce, mirin, etc., coated with starch and then deep-fried
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)
finishing touch; completing (something) by executing the final, critical step
rising dragon; great dash
dragon and tiger; (fig.) two mighty rivals
ankylosaur (any dinosaur of infraorder Ankylosauria)
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-slaying; Kawasaki Ki-45 (WWII heavy fighter aircraft)
Yinglong; dragon and rain deity in Chinese mythology
unrecognized genius; exceptional person hidden among the masses; reclining dragon
dragon's den; auspicious place for a temple, town, etc. to be built (feng shui)
ceratopsian (any quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur of infraorder Ceratopsia)
mizuchi; mythical dragon-like beast, believed to ascend to the heavens through rain; unfulfilled genius; dormant talent
strong beginning and weak ending; anticlimax
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
agave; maguey; American aloe; century plant (Agave americana)
rising dragon; white saddle (Helvella crispa); elfin saddle; common helvel
dragon flute; medium-pitched bark-covered bamboo transverse flute with seven holes, used in gagaku
rain dragon; mythical beast with yellowish green skin and red tail
phosphorescent lights seen at sea at night; lights that can be seen on the altar of gods, intended as an offering
suicide divers (part of the Japanese Special Attack Units during WWII)
hand-operated fire pump; water pistol; squirt gun; water gun
Okinawan dragon boat race
dragon which has already ascended to the heavens
dwarf mondo grass (Ophiopogon japonicus)
stegosaur (any dinosaur of infraorder Stegosauria)
dragon boat (long 22-person canoe used for racing); races with such boats
coiled dragon; dragon coiled on the earth, which has not yet ascended to the sky
borneol (crystalline turpenoid alcohol)
gifted young person who shows much promise; unrecognized genius; great person whose talent is hidden under a bushel
shoryuken (uppercut move in the Street Fighter series)
gentian blue; salvia blue
a fight between equally great opponents
drawn dragon; painted dragon
dragon tree (Dracaena draco)
Imperial countenance; face of the Emperor
gifted young person who shows much promise; unrecognized genius; great person whose talent is hidden under a bushel
Heilongjiang Province (China)
king of herrings (Regalecus glesne); oarfish; ribbonfish
Monotropastrum humile (species of saprophytic plant)
Unryū style of grand champion's ring-entering ceremony
Draco (constellation); the Dragon
rain dragon; mythical beast with yellowish green skin and red tail
rising dragon; white saddle (Helvella crispa); elfin saddle; common helvel
the eight legions (devas, nagas, yaksas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kimnaras, mahoragas)
well-matched contest; (lit.) fight between a dragon and a tiger
filhos (traditional Portuguese dessert); deep-fried tofu mixed with thinly sliced vegetables
dish of fish or meat flavoured with soy sauce, mirin, etc., coated with starch and then deep-fried
Carina (constellation); the Keel
mizuchi; mythical dragon-like beast
Saurischia (order of dinosaurs with lizard-like pelvic structures)
Tatsutahime; goddess of autumn; goddess of fall
out of the frying pan into the fire; (lit.) out of the tiger's mouth into the dragon's den
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
finishing touch; completing (something) by executing the final, critical step
ryūsha; spherical part of a pagoda finial between the hōju and suien
something in the shape of a dragon's head (esp. a helmet crest)
mantis shrimp (any marine crustacean of order Stomatopoda, esp. the species Oratosquilla oratoria)
short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossidae spp.); spiny anteater
dragon boat (long 22-person canoe used for racing); races with such boats
dragon boat (long 22-person canoe used for racing); races with such boats
dragon boat (long 22-person canoe used for racing); races with such boats
Futabasaurus suzukii (species of plesiosaur)
filhos (traditional Portuguese dessert); deep-fried tofu mixed with thinly sliced vegetables
dragon boat (long 22-person canoe used for racing)
driving away moles by hitting the ground with straw bundles prepared by children (esp. as an event on Koshougatsu)
small Japanese mole (Mogera imaizumii)
Dragon King Kulika; manifestation of Acala in the form of a flame-wreathed dragon wrapped around and swallowing the tip of an upright sword
Dragon King Kulika; manifestation of Acala in the form of a flame-wreathed dragon wrapped around and swallowing the tip of an upright sword
star-nosed mole (Condylura cristata)
white fish vinegared and rolled with kombu
keel petal (type of flower)
pachycephalosaur (any dinosaur of infraorder Pachycephalosauria)
duck-billed dinosaur; hadrosaur
duck-billed dinosaur; hadrosaur
Tripterospermum japonicum
Sauropsida (branch of amniotes that includes reptiles, birds and non-avian dinosaurs)
Pelycosauria (order of primitive synapsids, now considered to be paraphyletic)
Eupelycosauria (suborder of pelycosaurs)
dragon flute; medium-pitched bark-covered bamboo transverse flute with seven holes, used in gagaku
Buddha's birthday (8th day of the 4th lunar month)
mei long (dinosaur discovered in China)
Indian pipe (Monotropa uniflora)
tapestry turban (species of turban shell, Turbo petholatus)
Gentiana thunbergii (species of gentian)
Japanese mountain mole (Euroscaptor mizura)
Japanese mole (Mogera wogura); Temminck's mole
Sado mole (Mogera tokudae); Tokuda's mole
Senkaku mole (Mogera uchidai); Ryukyu mole
eastern mole (Scalopus aquaticus); common mole
Townsend's mole (Scapanus townsendii)
European mole (Talpa europaea); common mole; northern mole
Kloss's mole (Euroscaptor klossi)
long-nosed mole (Euroscaptor longirostris)
Himalayan mole (Euroscaptor micrura)
golden mole (Chrysochloridae spp.)
southern marsupial mole (Notoryctes typhlops)
northern marsupial mole (Notoryctes caurinus)
coast mole (Scapanus orarius); Pacific mole
broad-footed mole (Scapanus latimanus)
giant burrowing cockroach (Macropanesthia rhinoceros)