whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
finely cut strips (of vegetables); shredded vegetables
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
profitable plan; good plan
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
murder; homicide; manslaughter
sympathy; compassion; pity
brown rat (Rattus norvegicus); common rat; dark grey (colour, color); dark gray; secret evil-doer
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
same score; deadlock; tie; draw
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness