staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; superb
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
tasteful; elegant; refined; charming; attractive
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
good feeling; feeling good
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
rustling; refreshing; clearly
to shake; to sway; to waver
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
one by one; one after another; successively
to go past; to pass; to pass by
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely