impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
how long; how far; how much
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to blow out; to spout out
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to need; to demand; to take; to require
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to wait for an opportunity
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to put one's strength into