dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
almost; roughly; approximately
to appear all together; to be all present
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to tower above; to stand out
danger; peril; hazard; risk
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also