to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
display; array (of things); succession (of things)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
rightful claimant; beneficiary; right holder
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
memory; ability to remember
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
thought; consideration; thinking
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
living thing; organism; creature; biology
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such