reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
pillar of fire; blazing column
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
(of fire) to spread; to extend itself
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
(arch.) Chinese bamboo; (arch.) bamboo imported from China (often used to make flutes); descending vertical sword attack (in kendo, etc.)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
continuation; succession; series
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
bull's-eye; object of desire; most-coveted goal; male crotch (as a target in fighting); the jewels (as in "kick him in ...")
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
person who is ...; thing that is ...
evident; plain; distinct; clear
to wring the neck; to strangle
to fight with swords; to cross swords
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
minimum; at the very least
optimization; optimisation
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)