snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
beginning; clue; starting point
popular person; favorite; favourite
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
Chinese (lineage, ancestry, ethnicity, etc.); Sino-
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
Edo shogunate (1603-1867)
official Confucian teacher
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
tail (animal); tail end; tip
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
inspection; examination; check
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
danger; peril; hazard; risk
license; permit; licence; certificate
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
not carrying (driver's license, passport, etc.); not having on one's person; nonpossession
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing