to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
fireball; bolide; fireball
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
cease-fire; truce; armistice
drawing a sword; drawn sword
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
alone; by oneself; on one's own
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
to become pale; to turn pale
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of