flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
rescue operation; aid operation; rescue work
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
one edge; one end; one side
conductor's stick; conductor's baton
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly
general mobilization; general mobilisation
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
to shave off; to scrape off
habit (garment worn by nuns, monks, friars, etc.)
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
repentance; confession; penitence
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
fast approach; quick intimacy
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
desperately; for one's dear life
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
restitution; damages; indemnity; compensation
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out