to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
grade; class; degree; magnitude
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
night attack; nocturnal assault
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
visual confirmation; sighting
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
but; however; provided that
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
suffix for familiar person
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
to peel (roughly); to tear off; to rip off
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
environment; surroundings; circumstances
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to keep away; to keep at a distance