dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
real thing; original; actual
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
big frame; large figure; huge body
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to be perturbed; to be agitated
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); hood
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
one more time; once more; once again
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model