to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
yell; shout; cry; roar; howl
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
upper half of the body; upper body
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
eight (long cylindrical things)
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
legendary beast; magical beast
eagle (Accipitridae family)
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
not necessarily so; is not always true
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to push (something) against
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
self-defense; self-defence
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake