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
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
jumping to a wrong conclusion
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
such; this sort of; like this
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to have meaning; to be meaningful
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
after many twists and turns; after much trouble
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
clear profit; great profit (without any investment)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
victim; injured party; sufferer
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to be dampened; to be discouraged; to be weakened; to be reduced
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible