thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
practicality; utility; usefulness
blooming late; flowering late; late-flowering plant; late-blooming species (of plant); being a late bloomer (of an athlete, author, etc.)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
heating power; thermal power; firepower
welcome; (warm) reception
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring
having said that; be that as it may
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
endless; boundless; everlasting
stepwise; one step at a time
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered
and; AND (Boolean operator)
to frolic about; to mess around
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
scattered; separated; dispersed
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
attenuation; damping; decay
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)