interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
murder; killing; murderer
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)
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
to not believe one's ears
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
rather; better; instead; if anything
to praise; to extol; to laud; to appreciate; to admire
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to step firmly; to harden by treading
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
to say no more; to sink into silence
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
the four elements (earth, water, fire, wind); the human body; Tao, heaven, earth and king
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
proper; respectable; decent; honest
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement