(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to step back; to walk backwards
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
weight; heavyweight boxer
to push or press or force down; to depress
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
slimy; slippery; greasy; smoothly (of CGI movements, video streaming, etc.)
gurgling down; being sucked into; caving in suddenly
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
falling over; toppling sideways
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
top of the head; crown of the head
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
done; just done; just finished
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind; mythical weasel-like creatures riding on whirlwinds and inflicting sharp, painless wounds