to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
throughput; processing power
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
centre of explosion; center of explosion; hypocentre; hypocenter; ground zero
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful