lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source
criticism; critique; review; commentary
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
this (very thing); this precisely
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
burdening; bearing; load (electrical, mechanical, etc.); stress; stress testing (of physical function or performance); provocative testing
flash (of light); glint; schiller
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
inundation; submersion; flood
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
in accordance with; according to
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
sweeping sideways; mowing down
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
noisy; confused; uproarious
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
beginning; clue; starting point