dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
form; shape; figure; visage
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good