force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
while; even though; despite
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
single word; a few words; brief comment
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to be worried; to be troubled
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to have an idea; to have a clue
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
heart; guts; nerve; central part
phoenix (bird of Egyptian mythology); phoenix (any palm tree of genus Phoenix, incl. the date palm)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
nine-tailed fox; old, golden-furred fox with nine tails and shapeshifting powers used to fool humans; orig. a Chinese mystical beast whose appearance was considered auspicious
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
tradition; legend; folklore
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
to breathe out; to exhale
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage