pomegranate (Punica granatum)
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to have a reason; to have an excuse
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
shellfish; seashell; shell
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
chief; main; principal; important
serious; severe; grave; acute
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
from the beginning; from scratch
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
something like ...; something called ...
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out