lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
eagle (Accipitridae family)
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
posture; position; stance
even though; despite; when
height (measured at the withers)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
people; men and women; each person; everybody
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
complex (i.e. a group of facilities on the same site)
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
legend; folklore; tradition
existence; being; presence
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
discovery; detection; finding
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
woman; female; feminine gender
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
surrounding at a distance
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth