self-deprecating; self-mocking
top part of the head; crown; parietal region
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
good impression; favorable impression
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
volley firing; fusillade; broadside
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari); one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency); thickness; advantageous circumstances; one-tenth of a monme of silver
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
slatted shutter; louver door (window)
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
pair; the two; both persons; both things
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
rapid firing; continuous firing; firing in quick succession
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
two people riding together (on a bike, etc.); riding double
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick