to run down (stairs, etc.)
to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
convention; tired tradition; old custom
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
at the last moment; this late in the game
health hazard; health damage
protection from insects; insect repellence
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
self-immolation; burning oneself to death; suicide by fire
musical note; note symbol; phonetic symbol (incl. the kanji and kana-doubling symbols, vowel-lengthening symbol, etc.); part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the pronunciation (as opposed to the meaning)
very low frequency sound; heavy bass sound; low-register sound
iron pipe; steel pipe; metal pipe
very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
about; concerning; as to; regarding
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
leftovers; half-eaten food; leftover food
godparents; foster parents
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
to haul in hand over hand
charred; burnt black; scorched black
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to devour greedily; to wolf down; to gobble up