blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
body; physical system; (the) person
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
weather vane; fence-sitter; opportunist
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to turn towards; to point
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout