to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
behind; in the rear; in back
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
to challenge (a person) to a fight
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
disorder; disturbance; unrest
declaration; proclamation; announcement
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
Mercury (Roman god); Mercury (planet); mercury (Hg)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration