Dragon King; promoted rook
incident; affair; happening; event
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
than; from; out of; except; but; more
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also