to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
cork stopper; (bottle) cork
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
besides; moreover; in addition
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
that's a different matter; that's a different story
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
moonless sky (poetic usage)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
to fly around; to scatter
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase