to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
disadvantageous; long (odds)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
beginning; outset; first; onset
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
objection; dissent; protest
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
sacred teachings (esp. of Confucius); Confucianism; Christianity; Buddhism
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
cloistered emperor; ex-emperor who has become a monk
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
association; union; guild
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
various countries; various regions; various provinces
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
family; relatives; dependents; household
pair; the two; both persons; both things
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
Western countries; (former) Western Bloc countries
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability