to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
comma; decimal point; radix point
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
external injury; external wound; (physical) trauma
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
insurance; guarantee; warranty
baton (of command); order; command; direction
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
that's got nothing to do with me; that's none of my business; that doesn't involve me
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to pluck (esp. by twisting from a tree); to pick (e.g. apples)
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever