to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
remaining bullets; remaining ammunition
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
magazine (for a firearm); cylinder (of a revolver)
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves
epicenter (of an earthquake); epicentre; source (of a rumor, incident, etc.); origin
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
dirty smoke; soot and smoke
to drift; to blow together; to have the wind start to blow; to have the wind spring up
day of spring; spring sun
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
puddle of blood; pool of blood
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit
to bring back; to restore
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
agglomeration; clumping together; cohesion (of ions, etc.); flocculation (of colloidal particles); agglutination
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years