good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to say; to be called; to do
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
well done!; bravo!; zenzai; red bean soup made with azuki beans
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
tool; implement; means; furniture
foreign; abroad; overseas
it's not like; it isn't as if
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
to call each other; to call out to one another
to surge (water or waves)
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
triangle; triangular shape
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
difficult to ...; hard to ...
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
three; three years of age
evil; sin; vice; mischief
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
badger; raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)
to call in; to invite; to bring in
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline