fine performance; tour de force
to hand over; to surrender
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
front; frontage; facade; main
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
reinforcement; strengthening
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
loophole; crenel; gun port; porthole
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
succession; continuation; series; sequence
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to give a broad grin; to smirk
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to be needed; to be wanted
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
continuation; succession; series
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
genuine article; real thing; real deal
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)