empty; hollow; bare; vacant; deserted
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis); crooked neck; gooseneck
snake; serpent; large snake
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
to make an appearance; to show up
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
round shape; circle; circular form
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
in succession; one by one
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
in the face of; in defiance of
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
to grudge; to begrudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake