to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
innumerable; countless; numberless
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
large number (of); many; majority
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
huh; I'll be damned; well!
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
battlefield; battleground
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
bargain; find; unbelievable good luck; unexpected good fortune
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
dozens; scores of; decades
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
beyond imagination; unimaginable