distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
tendency; trend; inclination
adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills
origin; beginning; source; rise
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
kind; variety; (biological) species; (logical) species
class of demons; demonic race; family of demons
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
this for sure; certainly is
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
this world; this life; world of the living
in the end; at the end of the day
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
odds and ends; all; every
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
how long; how far; how much
particularly; only; in the case of