dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
good; goodness; right; virtue
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
family; relatives; dependents; household
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
woman; female; feminine gender
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
battlefield; battleground
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
in proportion to; just as much as
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to be needed; to be wanted
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
so; like this; in this way
by myself; in person; by oneself
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
way; method; means; resource; course
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
night attack; nocturnal assault