if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
letting (someone) die without helping
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to indicate; to show; to point to
wooden frame; wooden crate; wooden pallet
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
Earth globe (model); terrestrial globe
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
technical term; terminology; jargon
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
lightly; easily; carelessly
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
mottled pattern; patchy pattern
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
long ago; a long time ago; already
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)