tension; mental strain; nervousness
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to recall; to remember; to recollect
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to jump upon (a moving object)
deep voice; rich voice; full voice
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
each house; every house; many houses
in succession; one by one
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
violent explosion; bursting
pressure from an explosion; blast pressure; shock wave
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour