one by one; one after another; successively
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
rapid firing; continuous firing; firing in quick succession
throwing stone; sling stone; slingshot; pellet; pebble; small rock
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
small; fine; detailed; stingy
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
negation; denial; negative
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
omen; sign; notice; indication
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to divide in two; to divide in half; to divide (among); to apportion; to portion out
out of range; outside the limits (of ...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
becoming dull; slowing down
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
one's carriage; one's demeanor; agility; body movements
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle; twinkling; glistening
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
foster parent; adoptive parent; person who raised one; founding figure; key developer
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around