impact (of a projectile);  landing (of a bullet);  striking
 guy;  fellow;  chap;  bastard;  asshole;  arsehole
 hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
 cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
 to bite;  to chew;  to gnaw;  to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.);  to falter with one's words;  to crash against (e.g. of waves);  to break onto (shore)
 to be attached;  to be connected with;  to remain imprinted;  to scar;  to bear (fruit, interest, etc.);  to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.);  to increase (of strength, etc.)
 back;  rear;  background;  behind the scenes
 to glare at;  to scowl at;  to stare intensely at;  to examine carefully;  to estimate;  to guess
 denotes uncertainty;  such things as A and B;  A and B and so on;  A and B and the like
 to fasten (something or someone) to;  to tie (to);  to fix;  to bind
 cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
 size;  large and small (sizes);  various sizes;  daishō (matched pair of long and short swords);  large and small drums;  long months and short months;  sic bo (Macao dice game)
 various;  varied;  diverse;  all sorts of
 fast;  quick;  early (in the day, etc.);  premature;  (too) soon;  not yet
 running parallel (to);  running side-by-side;  keeping pace (with)
 hindrance;  obstacle;  to visit (someone's home);  demon who hinders Buddhist training;  demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
 blindingly quick speed;  (in) a flash;  (in) the blink of an eye
 to flash (e.g. lightning);  to flicker;  to flutter (e.g. flag);  to wave;  to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea);  to come to one suddenly
 to stick into;  to pierce;  to run into
 ball (for sport, games, etc.);  kemari;  type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
 like;  similar to;  as with;  in the same way
 to float;  to become merry;  to be cheerful;  to become loose;  to become unsteady;  to feel out of it;  to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
 army;  armed forces;  military authorities;  team;  group
 there;  that situation;  that occasion;  the spot (i.e. "on the spot");  immediately;  then and there
 to bloom;  to flower;  to blossom;  to open
 to catch up (with);  to draw level;  to pull even;  to be compensated;  to make up for one's losses
 succeeding;  following;  trailing;  next
 to collect;  to put (it all) together;  to summarize;  to aggregate;  to bring to a conclusion;  to finalize
 to be blown off;  to blow off;  to blow away;  to vanish;  to disappear
 it is ... that ...;  precisely;  although;  while;  it is precisely because ... that ...;  only because ...
 rapid succession (e.g. questions)
 successive;  consecutive;  back-to-back;  one after another
 violent explosion;  bursting
 birch (esp. Japanese white birch)
 pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
 to kick about;  to kick around;  to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.);  to rout
 how;  in what way;  how (much);  to what extent;  however (much);  no matter how
 indicates word or phrase being defined;  used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.);  with;  (not) as much as;  (not) so much as;  the fact that
 at any rate;  anyhow;  anyway;  in any case;  because;  as you know
 (common) soldier;  rank and file;  army;  troops;  warfare;  strategy
 finally;  at last;  ultimately;  in the end