to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
wyvern (two-legged dragon); wivern
upward compatible; forward compatible; compatible with input or components intended for higher tier or later systems, versions, etc.; downward compatible; backward compatible; compatible with input or components intended for lower tier or older systems, versions, etc.
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
witnessing; observing; sighting
order of chivalry; chivalric order
several people; a few people
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to state; to express; to mention
several times; once or twice
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
suffix for familiar person
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
just one person; only one
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
(arch.) way; (arch.) road; way to ...; road to ...
a disgrace (to a whole group of people)
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
split; division; break up
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor