bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
direction of travel; direction of movement
directly opposite; right in front
to take a breath; to take a short rest
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
be (that) as it may; having said that
standing tall; towering; soaring
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
drill; gimlet; awl; auger
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
upper half of the body; upper body
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
far away in the distance; in the far distance
dragon-head gargoyle; gutter spout
power; might; authority; influence
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
dark clouds; black clouds
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding