to fire into; to shoot into
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
itching-to-grab gesture (made with one's hands)
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
one's own army; one's own team
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
advance; moving forward; progress
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
to move around; to move about; to get around
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
power; motive power; three-phase electricity
middle of the night; dead of night
running aground; being stranded; grounding; beaching
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
day after day; day by day
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
to cultivate a better understanding
minimax; minimax (in game theory)
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
stepping back; drawing back
to dart around (of one's eyes); to be shifty
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
slow, relaxed walk; stroll
acting as a group; doing something together (in a group); collective action
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)