empty gun; gun loaded with blanks; firing a blank
to fire (a gun) ceaselessly; to fire away; to blaze away; to fire volley after volley
had better ...; had better not ...
to look young; to seem young
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
Molotov cocktail; petrol bomb; gasoline bomb
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
self-torturing; masochistic
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to jump from one thing to another
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
back seat (of a car); rear seat
crew member; crewman; crew
to knock down; to knock out
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
calamity; misfortune; disaster
world-destroying conflagration
fire truck (specifically one equipped with a pump); pumper