legendary beast; magical beast
living thing; organism; creature; biology
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to be helpful; to be useful
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
taotie (Chinese mythological creature commonly represented as a motif on ritual bronzes from the Shang and Zhou dynasties); (arch.) covetousness; (arch.) greed; (arch.) avarice
to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away
that's the way it is; such is life
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
religious organization; religious organisation
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
clone; kroon (former currency of Estonia)
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture