blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
White Tiger (god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
for today; for the time being
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
(arch.) dismissal; (arch.) discharge
to settle (in a place); to settle down
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
jam-packed; packed in like sardines
period of time; time slot; time zone
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; road closed; closed to traffic; no through road
path; lane; small diameter; small radius
front entrance; front door
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)
surgery; department of surgery (hospital, etc.)
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
riding together; riding with
one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
newly appointed; inaugural
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
free range breeding; pasturing; grazing; letting run free (dog, child, etc.)
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
control; management (e.g. of a business)
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor