lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
other side; opposite side; other party
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
danger; peril; hazard; risk
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to make an appearance; to show up
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
as (for); for; in the capacity of
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)