eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent (in Japanese mythology)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
please; somehow or other; one way or another
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
Don Quixote (book, titular character); Don Quijote (discount chain store)
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
but; however; provided that
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to be manageable; to be able to handle
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
time; hour; period; class
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
thaw; defrosting; decompression (e.g. of a file); unpacking; extracting