kind; sort; species; species
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
firm; strong; solid; stable
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
probability; likelihood; chances
special; particular; peculiar; unique
depending on; dependent on
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to trample; to crush underfoot
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river