cardio-pulmonary function
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
(railway) crossing gate; barrier (at a toll booth, parking lot, etc.)
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
faint; slight; vague; nebulous; indeterminate; tinge of ...
sweet voice; seductive voice
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
preliminary test or trial; tryout
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
to stop (plug) one's ears
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
flesh-and-blood; human; warm; compassionate; (lit.) blood-circulating
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
based on; on the basis of
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
overarm stroke (type of traditional Japanese swimming style)
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
clear; translucent; brilliant; sweetly ringing (as the tinklings of jade)
appearance; expression; manifestation
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death