surroundings; environs; circumference
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
fall; drop; descent; coming down
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
drone; unmanned aircraft; drone
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
warp (fictional faster-than-light spacecraft propulsion)
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
White Tiger (Taoist god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); (arch.) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry
sense of values; values; value system
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to be powered on; to be turned on
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at