but; however; even though; even if
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
wandering; rambling; roaming
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
influence; effect; impact
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
personal; individual; private
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, string, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); piercing (e.g. with a needle); squashing (something small; e.g. an insect); breaking out (e.g. of a pimple)
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
light color; light colour
to surface; to come to the top; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
sorry; too bad (for you)!; tough luck!
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to rage; to run amok; to tear around
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
snake; serpent; large snake
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
several minutes; a few minutes
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested