kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
self control; self restraint
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 desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
practice; practising; training; study
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
wyvern (two-legged dragon); wivern
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
invisibly; secretly; privately
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
cooperation; coordination; link
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
right (to do something); authority; power
safely; without incident; without mishap; in peace; peacefully; quietly
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
administration; government; administrator; governor
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
country; territory; domain; realm
to be damaged; to receive damage