giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
digging deeply (below the surface); mining deep; probing deeply (issue, problem); investigating thoroughly; deepening relations
tradition; legend; folklore
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
murder; killing; murderer
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
ancient time; age of the gods
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
very loose; slowly; leisurely
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
difficult to ...; hard to ...
(something) fickle; (something) very changeable
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
reinforcement; strengthening
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)