dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
the West; the Occident; Western countries
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
saying goodbye (to); bidding farewell (to); breaking off (with); farewell; goodbye; adieu
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
these days; nowadays; recently
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
older sister; elder sister
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
contact; touch; contact lens
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)