phoenix (esp. fenghuang, the Chinese phoenix)
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
armament; soldier's equipment
angel's raiment; robe of feathers; wings of birds or insects; plumage of birds; type of bug
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
independence; self-reliance
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal
cannon (esp. high-velocity artillery)
high-explosive projectile
ultrahigh temperature; superhigh temperature; extreme heat
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
peeling off (e.g. of paint); falling off (e.g. of tiles); exfoliation; desquamation; excoriation
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
cut; clip; shear; reap; trim; prune