to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
whoosh (of water); hiss (of a cat, snake, etc.); sizzle
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
sudden braking; slamming on the brakes
awning (over a window, doorway, etc.); eaves (of a roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
cecum; caecum; (vermiform) appendix; appendicitis
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
to close (one's eyes); to shut
that; the matter in question
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
integrity; fidelity; constancy; principle; faithfulness; honor
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
increasing in size; becoming bigger; enlargement
to dig through; to drill into; to excavate
to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
charcoal; charred remains
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
shipping; pairing of characters in a romantic relationship (in fan fiction, manga, etc.)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
discipline; training; teaching manners