incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
training; drill; practice; discipline
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); ikky; to stick closely
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
not understanding; not knowing
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
manly; masculine; like a man
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
by sheer strength; by brute force
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
alone; unaided; away from home
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness