to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
preliminary test or trial; tryout
bright red; crimson lotus flower
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
white lotus; purity; pure heart
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
diagonal move (in the game of go)
annihilation (of particle and anti-particle)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
four handed performance (on the piano)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
to dye; to colour; to color
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
to be a matter of life or death
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection