dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
memory; sense; experience
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
reopening; resumption; restarting
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to smash violently; to crush
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
optimism; taking an optimistic view
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
safety confirmation; confirming (something) is safe
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
head start; initiative; preemption
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
fire hook; poker; slice bar
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
large-scale play; play with an A-list cast; big act; big charade; theatre with a government licence (Edo period)
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to be consistent; to be coherent
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
on the occasion of; at the time of
isolated island; outlying island; leaving an island
ticket punch; ticket puncher
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)