intimidation; threat; bluster
petty underling; small fry
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
Shangdi (supreme deity in ancient Chinese religion); God; Shakra (king of heaven in Hindu mythology); Indra
party; set; gang; company; person
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to grimace; to make a wry face
to scatter away; to vanish
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
in accordance with plans; just as planned
incident; affair; happening; event
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
people; citizens; subjects; folk
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm