to challenge (a person) to a fight
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
breakdown of negotiations
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
ghost story; tale of the supernatural
complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
artery; arterial road; major route
to shake off; to throw off
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
living room (Western style); sitting room
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
to master something (through personal experience)
dynamic lift; lifting power
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to straighten up; to sit upright
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
fireball; bolide; fireball
positioning side-by-side; parallel arrangement; going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
combustibility; inflammability; combustible; inflammable