trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
passing through without stopping; passing by
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
crisis prevention; crisis avoidance
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
magazine (for a firearm); cylinder (of a revolver)
conduct; behavior; behaviour
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
flash (of light); glint; schiller
disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment
rational; reasonable; logical
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
influence; effect; impact
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to find someone's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
percussion hammer; firing hammer; cocking piece
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
both sides (on the left and right); both neighbours
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official