Hard Times (The Streetfighter) (film)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
representative; exemplary; model
living thing; living creature; animal; life
regarding as sacred; apotheosis; deification; sanctification
knowing; (an) acquaintance
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
12 signs of the Chinese zodiac
the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am); north; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
the Rabbit (fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Hare; hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am); east; second month in the lunar calendar
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Serpent; hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon); south-southeast; fourth month of the lunar calendar
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
strong beginning and weak ending; anticlimax
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
sexagenary cycle (60-year cycle of 12 animal zodiac and 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar); 12-year Chinese zodiac
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
observation; survey; watching
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
physiological phenomenon; physiological response
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to explain; to dispel doubts
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect