staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
in the face of; in defiance of
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to feign composure; to act like one has (time, money, strength, etc.) to spare
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
life; living; I; me; student
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
novice; greenhorn; squirt; worthless person
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
pochette; pouch (usu. hung from the shoulder by a long cord)
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
to insert; to put in; to thrust in; to plug in
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to collapse into; to flop onto
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
any more; any further; any better; any longer
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes