height (measured at the withers)
legendary beast; magical beast
degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption
tasteful; elegant; refined; charming; attractive
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to trample; to crush underfoot
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
provoking; rather annoying; (speaking ironically) darling
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
irony of fate; twist of fate
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
still (continuing); as ever; further
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
boisterous dance; dancing wildly
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
to assemble; to set up; to construct
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
level ground; plain; flatland
increasing one's fighting spirit
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out