direct fire; frontal fire; direct rays (of sunlight)
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
one's son; punk; brat; bastard
home page; web page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (in snowboarding, skateboarding, etc.); hit point
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
with a click (of a button or switch); with a snap; crisply; one (small protrusion, hole, etc.); single; shortly
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to drive (e.g. a horse, carriage); to control; to manage; to govern; to rule
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
tone (of speech, writing, etc.); style
dye; dyestuff; coloring agent
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
somehow; for some reason or other
vermilion (colour); cinnabar
dyeing black; dyed black; priest robes; priesthood; mourning dress
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved