pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
stairs; rank; grade; guide; guidebook; slanted ladder (exercise equipment)
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
big frame; large figure; huge body
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to be expensive; to be costly
phantom; vision; illusion
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
pillar of fire; blazing column
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
to scatter; to blow about; (arch.) to spread a rumor; (arch.) to talk around
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
series of battles; successive battles
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
it is not (like that) either
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to temper thoroughly; to train well
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
living thing; organism; creature; biology
behind; in the rear; in back
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
personal combat; one-to-one fight