to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis); crooked neck; gooseneck
snake; serpent; large snake
full length; total length; overall length
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
big snake; (large) serpent
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
to make an appearance; to show up
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
round shape; circle; circular form
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
ignition; combustion; firing a blank cartridge; discharge of a gun without bullets; firing (of an event); triggering
in succession; one by one
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
to grudge; to begrudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
spot; point; place; position
angel's raiment; robe of feathers; wings of birds or insects; plumage of birds; type of bug
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)