blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to rule; to govern; to administer
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
White Tiger (god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
in the fire; in the flames; (arch.) burning (something)
in the earth; in the ground; underground
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
apparent; obvious; very clear
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)