dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
entreaty; supplication; petition
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
legendary beast; magical beast
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
snake; serpent; large snake
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
quadruped; four-footed animal
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to be reminded of; to call to mind
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
living thing; living creature; animal; life
orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus); orang-utan; orangutang
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); mysterious person; person of unknown character
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)