at first; in the beginning; originally
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
elementary level; beginner level
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
severe; strict; tough; hard
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
full view; plain sight; completely visible
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
(air) turbulence; turbulent air
to bend; to warp; to curve
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
desperately; for one's dear life
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
as you see; as you can see
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually