lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
dozens; scores of; decades
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
stone (used for throwing)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to be found (e.g. unknown quantity in an equation); to be calculated
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to watch over; to watch attentively