rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
nobleman's illegitimate child; product (of e.g. war); offspring; aftermath
mostly involve; principally involve
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
middle of the night; dead of night
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
originally; by nature; from the start
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
not sleeping a wink; wide awake all night; without moving
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to run out (e.g. of the room)
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
division into equal parts; equal parts
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
hatchet; axe; wood-chopping; wood-splitting
to observe carefully; to make sure
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
to take back; to recapture
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
rare; extraordinary; singular
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened