to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
to reach an agreement; to come to an understanding; to compromise (with); to get along well with
to spend time (on doing something)
number; number plate; license plate
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to blow through; to blow across
meteor; shooting star; falling star
gene; fanzine; zine; jeans
home page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (i.e. in snowboarding); HP (i.e. a 'hit point' in a role-playing game)
to make a splash; to evoke a response; to meet with a reaction
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
rights to usage of one's likeness
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
giving a loud pep talk; encouraging (somebody) strongly in a loud voice
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fantuus
renovation; overhaul; update; repair; improvement; renewal
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
one of these days; someday; one day
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
the scruff or nape of the neck
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
full operation (e.g. factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
godsend; gift from providence
propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes
resolution; vote; decision
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
main purpose; primary objective