charming; fascinating; attractive
to change (one's clothes)
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
voluntary; optional; free; elective
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
is that so?; I see; right; oh
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
unskilled; incompetent; poor; bad
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
intensive; concentrated; focused
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...