helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
black lustre; black luster
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
an assortment; combination
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
daring and resolute; having dauntless courage
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
blocking the way; standing in the way
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
reaction; response; reaction
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
classical form of martial art
Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
old manners; old style; old school (of art)
basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement