stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
mysterious profundity; quiet beauty; the subtle and profound; yūgen
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
being concerned about or mindful of
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to fall off; to tumble down
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
hanging in midair; suspended in midair; midair stunt; aerial stunt
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to thrust down; to push off
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to cross one's mind; to occur to one