intimidation; threat; bluster
frizzy (hair); wiry; sizzling; frizzling; stingingly (of heat or cold); painfully
to hurt; to smart; to sting
coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat
to flatter; to play up (to); to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to cater (to)
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
tomfoolery; monkey business
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
senior leadership; senior leader; upper echelon (of power); top-ranking officer
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
top of the head; crown of the head
prescription (of medicine); formula
close relation (association)
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
to kidnap (esp. by force or deception); to abduct; to snatch
shukuchi (rapid movement techniques); shortening distances
human intellect; knowledge
wizardry; secret of immortality
one stride; single stride; short distance
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
all creation; all nature; all the universe
to boil down; to condense; to think through to the end; to reduce to essentials
striking just before one's opponent makes a move
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
perception; sensation; awareness
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively