to bend; to warp; to curve
sea of fire; sea of flame
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
acceleration; speeding up
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
assistance; backing; reinforcements
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
moment by moment; hour by hour
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
in accordance with; according to
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis); crooked neck; gooseneck
half the body; half length
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold