fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
beginning; outset; first; onset
second (unit of time); arc second
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
advance; moving forward; progress
behind; in the rear; in back
site; point on a map; spot
covering; protection; backing; relief
hey there; I say; see here
game arcade; video arcade
target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)
together; at the same time; same; identical
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
column of water; water column
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up