firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to be manageable; to be able to handle
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
low grade; vulgar; low class; cheap; low level
without leaving any trace
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)