to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
middle of the night; dead of night
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
end of life; death; annihilation
useful thing; usable article
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
to knock down; to utterly defeat
snake; serpent; large snake
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
to be afraid of making mistakes; to fear failing
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
first of all; first thing
fast walking; semi-jogging
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
strongly; violently; with all one's strength
close; intimate; on good terms
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to examine someone's expression
with a broad grin; smirking
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
pig's snout; nose resembling a pig's snout; snorting like a pig (while laughing)
to close (one's eyes); to shut
amount of light; quantity of light
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
six (long cylindrical things)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)