sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
to pick up; to find; to gather
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
far away in the distance; in the far distance
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
rest; break; recess; intermission
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
principle; theory; fundamental truth
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
total fire ban; no source of ignition permitted; no open flame; flammables!