story; tale; talk; discussion
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
to begin talking; to open up
preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
to take a breath; to take a short rest
such; like that; that sort of; very
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; eternal life and prosperity
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
to fall off; to tumble down
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to take back; to recapture
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon