the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
in that manner; like that
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
curiosity; inquisitiveness
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to run a shop; to have a shop
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; huckster; faker; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
lacquer ware; lacquerware; lacquer work; lacquerwork
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
one grade; first-class; primary
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
western edge (e.g. of city); west side
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion