elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
elementary; basic; rudimentary
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
dated; date; fixed; external
to mow; to reap; to harvest
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
in succession; one after another
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
possible; likely; probable
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
bright red; crimson lotus flower
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
spare time; free time; leisure time
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to narrow in (on); to home in; to focus; to target
ramification; branching off
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
careful observation; close attention
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn)
no matter how much time passes
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
this and that; one thing or another
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors