command; lead; generalship; leadership
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
how to use (something); usage instructions; directions (for usage); use; usage
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
pistol; handgun; revolver
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
one's first campaign; one's first battle
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
trajectory; line of fire; ballistic
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
four handed performance (on the piano)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly