buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
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
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
limiter (electronics); (speed) limiter
archery; mapping; map; morphism
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
standing firm; holding out
rope; cord; policeman's rope
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
to bring back; to restore
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to be torn off; to come off
to brave a danger; to take a risk
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to shout (in anger); to yell
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
It's nothing!; Don't mention it!
cooperation; mutual aid (help)
tangible side of things (such as equipment and facilities; as opposed to the abstract side)
to attack; to assault; to assail
infection; contagion; becoming infected
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to pass on an order; to pass the word
quarrel; trouble; dispute
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
later on; eventually; afterwards
it's no joke; gimme a break!
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world