lightning strike; torpedo attack
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
to play a leading role; to play a central part
globular shape; spherical shape
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
to brave a danger; to take a risk
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
(in) the air; midair; sky
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
separate; respective; different
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
surely; certainly; without doubt
then; and (then); in that case; if so
to give directions; to issue instructions
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")