to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to be at a loss for words
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
determination; resolution
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
snake; serpent; large snake
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
danger; peril; hazard; risk
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
order; command; life; destiny; fate
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
this world; this life; world of the living
had better ...; had better not ...
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet