dragon god; dragon king; naga
god of thunder; Raijin (god of thunder)
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
upper end; top; tip; top edge
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable
being readily aware of rumors and gossip; being quick to learn secrets; having sharp ears; ability to remember everything one hears
to die; (lit.) to become earth
tingling (with pain or numbness); throbbing; stinging; buzzing; chirring; chirping (of insects)
government office; public office
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
head over heels; headlong; head first
to snap; to break (under pressure)
one's position; one's face; one's honour; one's reputation
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
features (e.g. of a product); development chronology
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
contributor; poster; submitter
out of place artifact; OOPArt
final version; final edition
installation (esp. software)
tier; tear; teardrop shape
person who occupies a position or rank; person who is good enough to be ranked in a sport
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
flipper (of a marine mammal); swim fin; flipper; flipper (on a pinball machine); channel surfer
personal watercraft; jet ski; water scooter
swimming belt; swimming float; life buoy; swim bladder; air bladder
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
mouth-to-mouth feeding; beak-to-beak feeding; mouth-to-mouth (resuscitation); conveying by word of mouth; oral tradition
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
reverse thrust; retrofiring; sudden mental derangement
to look stupid; to have a critical lack