calamity; disaster; accident
literature; books (reference); document
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
legend; folklore; tradition
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
snake; serpent; large snake
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
reproductive (procreative) power; fertility
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)