fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to shoot or fire off an arrow
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
swiftness of foot; fast runner; person of great talent; gifted person
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
scorching; scorch; scorched rice (at the bottom of the pot); crispy rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
bow hand; left hand; left side; one's left
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
length of a blade; walking barefoot on the edge of a sword blade (acrobatic stunt)
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
inferior goods; faulty item
creakily; with a grating sound; packed full; crammed; with no room to spare
aggressiveness; aggression
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
vitality; (one's) life force
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
accommodation; taking in; imprisonment; detention; containing (e.g. words in a dictionary); adding
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
partly open; in half bloom
stepping back; drawing back
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to order; to command; to appoint
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
soon; before long; shortly thereafter
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
accomplishment; execution
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)