ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
isolation; being alone; being friendless
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
contract; compact; agreement
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
equality; uniformity; evenness
assistance; backing; reinforcements
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
main battery; main armament
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
crown (of a watch); stem; cannon (of a bell); something in the shape of a dragon's head (esp. a helmet crest)
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
covering; protection; backing; relief
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
settlement; solution; resolution
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
(animal) collar; necklace; choker