unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
(with a) start; fright; alarm
stealthy steps; soft steps
pistol; handgun; revolver
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
grapple; scuffle; fight; defeating one's enemy on the battlefield
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to shoot or fire off an arrow
inside pocket; bosom; real intention
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
prisoner; captive; prisoner of war; Emishi allied with the Japanese during the Nara and Heian periods
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
failure; mistake; blunder
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
quickly; calmly; intently
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat