silence; stillness; quietness
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to fly in flocks; to fly in great numbers
to lick (all) up; to lick all over; to lick clean; to engulf (in flames); to consume (of fire); to sweep through
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to pause; to have a short intermission
to resound (echo) far and wide
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
distant look; faraway look
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
emperor; prince; princess
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
one more time; once more; once again
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
afternoon session; afternoon trading
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
fighting spirit; battle aura; combative spirit
greater than ...; bigger ...
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion