to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
both; both sides; both parties
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
downgrading; demotion; degradation; lowering of position (or rank, etc.)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
heart and soul; all one's heart; all one's energy
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)
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire
to be injured; to sustain a wound
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
limiter (electronics); (speed) limiter
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
true character; true heart; true spirit
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-