real thing; original; actual
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
the West; the Occident; Western countries
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
stability; security; equilibrium
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
land route; overland route; by land; overland
making practical; making useful; implementing
breeding; raising; rearing
training (animals); breaking (animals)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
amount of money; sum of money
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
immature form (of an organism); young animal
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to build (a fire); to make; to start; to light
instability; insecurity; crankiness
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted