to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
in that way; like that; that way
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
it's probably so; it stands to reason
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
true character; true heart; true spirit
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
considerably; greatly; a lot
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
accumulation; accumulate; store
fireball; bolide; fireball
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
five (long cylindrical things)
to blaze; to burn brightly
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
partly burned charcoal; cinders; charred remains; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse