point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
firm; strong; solid; stable
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
reinforcement; strengthening
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
wyvern (two-legged dragon); wivern
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
staying in the air; remaining airborne
two (long cylindrical things)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
in comparison to; rather than
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
birds of prey (of order Falconiformes or Strigiformes); raptors
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained