to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
smart; clever; agile; nimble; quick
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
because of; owing to; due to
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
girl (esp. Chinese); young unmarried woman
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
and; thereupon; because of that
anything and everything; just about everything
to vomit; to throw up; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
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
one's own house; own; personal; autologous
green light; (giving) permission; OK
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
eye; eyeball; (arch.) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch.) insight; (arch.) perceptivity; (arch.) look
so; like this; in this way
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
long (time that has passed); old (story)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
mwahahaha (evil laughter)