somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
commander; general; leader
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
secret base; hideout; hidden position
to challenge (a person) to a fight
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
unintentionally; calmly; inadvertently; innocently
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
low (level, value, price, etc.)
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to push away; to push aside; to shove
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
only; merely; but; no more than
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
all you want; as much as one wants
to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)