to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
auspicious beast (in Chinese mythology, e.g. the qilin)
crane and tortoise (symbol of longevity, artistic motif)
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
living thing; organism; creature; biology
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
annotation; explanatory note; comment
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn)
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
overpower; subdue; keep down
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
thereupon; shortly thereafter
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to congratulate; to wish (someone) well; to celebrate
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
many; a lot; much; multitude
to pour (sake); to serve; to drink together