readiness to die; (in the) face of death
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
to use up all one's strength
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
to be overcome with emotion
high dimension; higher dimensions
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
other than; excluding; without
letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
to tumble down; to roll down
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
whole house; whole audience
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
regular customer; general audience; general public
successively; one after another
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun