(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
hieroglyph; hieroglyphics
sukashibori; fretwork; openwork
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
deep-fried chicken (esp. marinated in a sweet ginger soy sauce before frying)
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
water cooler; water dispenser
legendary beast; magical beast
monster; demon; magical beast
to impose a punishment (on); to punish
to miss a chance to do; to fail to do
taking into consideration; making allowances (for); reserve; restraint; leniency
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)
slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
to think nothing of ...; to care nothing for ...; to be undaunted by ...; to defy ...; to brave ...; to pay no attention to ...
starting point for an ascent (mountain, stairs, etc.); base (of mountain, etc.)
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
lower region; lower part; region below
one person; another name; nickname; alias
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
beautiful boy; pretty boy; handsome boy
tall and lean figure; tall and slender figure
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
steel-blue eyes (e.g. of a cat); silver eye (species of beardfish, Polymixia japonica)
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
to form a group; to form a bunch
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade; firefighter
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble