hitting a ball; batting; stroke
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
to pass (of time); to elapse
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to jump from one thing to another
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
unmatched (unparalleled) accuracy
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
leg; leg portion; foot (of a page)
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
billow; surge; large wave
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve