feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
gradually; slowly but steadily
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
cord tied around the waist of a kimono before an obi is tied
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
snappingly; with a snap; merely ...; having just ...
plump; with a thud; heavily
base rock; country rock; gangue; host rock; mother rock; parent rock
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
Pan (Greek god); bang; boom; crack
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
to have one's name entered (in a list)
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
to feign composure; to act like one has (time, money, strength, etc.) to spare
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
raging flames; roaring flames; raging fire
phoenix (esp. fenghuang, the Chinese phoenix)
destruction; collapse; crumbling
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
comma; decimal point; radix point
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
to weave within (hair, fabric, etc.); to braid
many-headed; hydra-headed; large-scale (e.g. breeding)
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly