sword strike; sword slash
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
passing through without stopping; passing by
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary
personal; inter-personal; anti-personnel (e.g. weapon, mine); anti-human; personal liability (e.g. insurance)
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
lethality; killing effectiveness
bullet speed; muzzle velocity
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
barrette; hair clasp; hair slide
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
(direct) hit; hitting the mark