flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
and yet; despite (all) that
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
piece of meat; cut of meat
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
in case of; at that time; at this time
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
medicine; drug; chemical (agent); chemicals
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to hunt up; to locate; to inquire out
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration