kindling; small bits of scrap wood used to fuel a stove
rate of output; production rate
wielding three swords; player who can play as pitcher, fielder and batter
increased or beefed up security
member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
to be very surprised; to be flabbergasted
wheat straw; barley straw
hornet; yellow jacket; wasp (of subfamily Vespinae); Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia); yak-killer hornet
one's whole life; one's lifetime
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
thickheaded; obtuse; slow; sluggish; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting
petty underling; small fry
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.); overprint
flaring up; bursting into flames
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity
SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion
wounded person; injured person
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to put someone to work; to make someone work
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook