to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
ejection (of spent shell casings)
to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
service road; frontage road
continuation; succession; series; continuous
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
worm-eaten; moth-eaten; holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.; leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus); chiffchaff
to fill with holes; to riddle (e.g. with bullets)
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
just one person; only one
one hundred-thousandth; sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
several shots; several blows
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
running as fast as one can
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
to run down (stairs, etc.)
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier