ancient times; prehistoric times
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
yoke; constraints; oppression
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
the Seven Misfortunes; great number of faults or defects
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt