high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
pull; patronage; tug; discount
pound (unit of weight); pound (currency); pound sterling; pond
several times; a few times
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
metal fittings; metal fixtures
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
archery; mapping; map; morphism
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
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.)
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
pair; the two; both persons; both things
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
to take someone's life; to kill someone
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
ability; performance; efficiency
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
pistol; handgun; revolver