barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
very good luck; excellent fortune
choices; alternatives; options
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to keep away; to keep at a distance
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to say; to tell; to state; to do
ready with a rifle leveled
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
according to plan; as planned; on target
literally; to the letter; literal
dilapidated house; deserted house
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration