several shots; several blows
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
on the way back; returning
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
melancholy; gloom; depression
lie; rye; rai (Algerian music style)
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
(arch.) Chinese bamboo; (arch.) bamboo imported from China (often used to make flutes); descending vertical sword attack (in kendo, etc.)
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)
heigh-ho; heave-ho; la-la
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
practice; practising; training; study
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
letting (someone) die without helping
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
sphere; counter for balls
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
flat-out run; driving at full speed
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
in accordance with plans; just as planned
fine thread; hempen cord; slender; narrow; narrowness
crater; caldera; burner (e.g. on a furnace)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)