to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
devil; evil spirit; genie
about; concerning; related to; -ish
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
ramification; branching off
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
special effects; SFX; tokusatsu (genre of live-action film or television drama that makes heavy use of special effects, e.g. Godzilla)
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
mechanization; mechanisation; computerization
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
trial; judgement; judgment
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to strip; to peel; to tear off
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
to crumble away; to collapse
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off