pillar of fire; blazing column
the cauldron of Hell (in which sinners are boiled)
greater than ...; bigger ...
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision
protective coloration; protective colouration; camouflage
column shape; cylinder; columnar
the last moment; the very end
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to think nothing of ...; to care nothing for ...; to be undaunted by ...; to defy ...; to brave ...; to pay no attention to ...
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
to jump up; to leap up; to spring up
this; this one; this way; (arch.) I; (arch.) we
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
can't help worrying; besides myself with worry
Uranus (god); Uranus (planet)
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
to be nearing death; to be dying
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
for dear life; barely escaping alive