ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
endless; boundless; everlasting
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
on the sea; surface of the sea
drifting; drift; being adrift
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
thereupon; shortly thereafter
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to bite; to sink one's teeth into; to nip
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
as good as dead; might as well be dead; more dead than alive
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
sea level; (surface of) sea
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
rough deposits; rough surface; roughness
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell