to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
number of revolutions (i.e. as an engine speed); number of rotations; speed of revolution; speed of rotation
without leaving any trace
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
(not) even once; (not) ever
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
rope; cord; policeman's rope
destruction; collapse; crumbling
rising; ascending; climbing
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
extermination; annihilation
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
to make an appearance; to show up
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since