(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
heart; guts; nerve; central part
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to push aside; to brush aside
to rise; to erect; to get up
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
composite; combined; complex
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
inside; interior; inner part
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
just above; right overhead
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
random pounding (e.g. on a drum)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
environmental destruction
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
remaining; left-over; excess