superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
individual; private person; personal; private
beginning; outset; first; onset
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
loading; charging; filling
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
alone; unaided; away from home
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
sphere; counter for balls
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to be hesitant; to feel timid
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
carbonization; carbonisation