(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
battle formation; disposition of troops
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
succeeding; following; trailing; next
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
grey-faced buzzard (Butastur indicus); gray-faced buzzard
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
to be at a loss; to be in a corner
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
first day of summer (approx. May 6)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
advance; moving forward; progress
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
alternately; by turns; one after the other
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
left behind (for later use)
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament