crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
long-awaited; much-awaited
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
place; situation; position; location
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
freely; right and left; as one pleases
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
(coming to a) sudden stop
shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish
(with) broad horizontal stripes of different colors; unevenness
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
(railway) crossing gate; barrier (at a toll booth, parking lot, etc.)
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
half-human, half-beast; therianthropic
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to reverberate; to resound; to echo
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)