shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
happōshu; low-malt beer-like beverage; sparkling wine; sparkling liquor; sparkling alcohol
long segment of a noh play forming its musical highlight; wrong; improper; indecent
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
without thinking of the consequences
moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens); tall bamboo cultivated for its edible shoots
thicket; coppice; brushwood
than; other than; except; but
growing thickly; growing densely
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
narrow; thin (sized); slender
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)
fine-looking; beautiful; handsome; graceful; elegant
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
metallic sound; metallic clank
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily