helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
cork stopper; (bottle) cork
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
passing through without stopping; passing by
on the occasion of; at the time of
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
sour kombu prepared with black vinegar
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
on the occasion of; at the time of
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
way to shoot; how to shoot
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)