great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
long (time that has passed); old (story)
tradition; legend; folklore
living thing; living creature; animal; life
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to apologize; to apologise
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
(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
nonchalant air; unruffled air
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to kill by burning to death
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
easy; simple; there's no way that ...