companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
visual confirmation; sighting
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
reality; actuality; hard fact
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
trusting too much; overestimating ability
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
older brother; elder brother
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
and yet; though; when; in spite of
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
notice; attention; observation
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
responsibility; duty; obligation
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
rule; reign; government; governing
how long; how much; to what extent