to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
 ball;  sphere;  bead (of sweat, dew, etc.);  drop;  ball (in sports);  pile (of noodles, etc.);  bullet
 bomb;  alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
 counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.);  counter for bullets
 to spring;  to bound;  to be stimulated;  to be encouraged;  to pay handsomely;  to splurge
 to burst open;  to split open;  to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor);  to bounce;  to bound
 to flip;  to snap;  to repel;  to use (an abacus);  to calculate;  to strum
 to flick off;  to give (someone) the flick;  to send (something) flying;  to hit (a person);  to knock down
 censure;  denunciation;  (verbal) attack;  blaming
 impact (of a projectile);  landing (of a bullet);  striking
 to pop off;  to pop out;  to fly off;  to shoot off;  to burst open
 (artillery) barrage;  bullet hell;  curtain fire;  barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
 bounce;  spring;  momentum;  impetus;  moment;  instant
 oppression;  suppression;  pressure
 trajectory;  line of fire;  ballistic
 to flick out;  to spring out;  to calculate;  to work out;  to expel (from a group);  to drive out
 magic bullet;  magic bullets
 bombshell announcement (statement)
 to pant;  to gasp;  to be short of breath;  to be excited
 live bullets;  live ammunition;  ball cartridge;  money
 warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy;  hand-to hand combat
 impeachment;  denunciation;  accusation;  censure
 remaining bullets;  remaining ammunition
 judge (of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office);  judicial officer;  minister of justice;  Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office
 high-explosive projectile
 gun;  pistol;  tiddlywinks;  marbles;  repellence
 to be excited;  to be elated
 to strum;  to pluck the strings (of a guitar)
 armor piercing ammunition;  armour piercing ammunition
 black sheep (of a family);  ostracism
 pyrotechnic signal;  signal flare
 criticism;  blame;  rejection;  flick (of the finger)
(lit.) to carry a bomb;  to have a bomb about to go off;  to have an imminent problem;  to be in danger of relapse
 player (of music, instrument, etc.)
 elasticity;  resilience;  flexibility;  adaptability
 unexploded ordnance;  unexploded shell;  unexploded bomb;  UXO
 arms and ammunition;  weapons and ammunition
 incendiary bomb;  firebomb
 hit (of a bullet, shell, etc.);  impact
 four handed performance (on the piano)
 ammunition;  arrows and bullets;  missile;  projectile
 singing to one's own accompaniment;  reciting while playing the shamisen, biwa, etc.
 to provide momentum;  to give a boost to;  to encourage;  to spur;  to stimulate
 ammunition depot;  ammunition dump;  powder magazine
 to flick out;  to spring out;  to calculate;  to work out;  to expel (from a group);  to drive out
 elasticity;  elastic material (spring, etc.)
 tracer bullet;  star shell;  flare bomb
 to breathe hard;  to pant;  to be out of breath
 bandolier;  bandoleer;  ammo belt;  driving band (of a shell or bullet);  rotating band
 bulletproof;  protection (or charm) against bullets
 to count on the abacus;  to calculate cost-benefit;  to calculate profitability;  to be guided by self-interest
 to gain traction;  to develop momentum;  to get a boost;  to pick up steam
 (direct) hit;  straight shot
 Intercontinental Ballistic Missile;  ICBM
 smoke grenade;  smoke shell
 grenadier;  grenade thrower
 performer or player (of an instrument)
 to play (a stringed instrument)
 bulletproof;  protection (or charm) against bullets
 to be shot dead by an assassin
 performance;  playing on stringed instruments
 ohajiki;  traditional Japanese children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces made of coloured glass or plastic
 to count on the abacus;  to calculate cost-benefit;  to calculate profitability;  to be guided by self-interest
 cylinder;  magazine of a revolver
 booby trap explosive;  booby trap bomb
 spring;  spring (in one's legs);  bounce;  springboard;  impetus
 firing practice with live ammunition
 to provide momentum;  to give a boost to;  to encourage;  to spur;  to stimulate
 to play (a stringed instrument)
 intermediate-range ballistic missile;  IRBM
 to pluck the strings of an instrument;  to strum
 suppression of speech;  suppression of dissent;  censorship
 dropping a bomb;  bomb drop;  slingstone
 whirlwind tour;  one-day trip
 spur of the moment;  mere chance
 submarine-launched ballistic missile;  SLBM
 fire balloon (experimental weapon launched by Japan during World War II);  balloon bomb
 censure;  denunciation;  (verbal) attack;  blaming
 intercontinental ballistic missile;  ICBM
 bullet wound;  gunshot wound
 surface-to-air missile;  SAM
 bomb cyclone;  explosive low-pressure system
 ballistic missile defence;  ballistic missile defense
 very fast train;  bullet train
 gunshot;  bullet;  lost messenger;  truant messenger;  bull's-eye (candy)
 trick playing (on a stringed instrument)
 line drive shot;  line-drive bullet;  scorcher
 (Japanese) Court of Impeachment
 shrapnel;  shell or bullet fragment
 range (of a gun);  firing distance
 the smoke of guns and a rain of bullets or shells
 bullet hell (genre of shoot 'em ups)
 playing with one's fingers (a guitar, etc.)
 Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (1869-1871 CE);  Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (under the ritsuryo system)
 to make it worth somebody's while;  to make something worthwhile
 parcel bomb;  mail bomb;  letter bomb
 long, straight, wide-open highway
 smoke of powder and hail of bullets;  (in) the thick of the raging battle
 bombshell announcement (declaration)
 brief moment;  twinkling of an eye;  instant
 to gain traction;  to develop momentum;  to get a boost;  to pick up steam
 e-bomb;  electromagnetic bomb
 bombshell announcement (statement)
 mother of all bombs;  MOAB
 elastic operation;  flexible management
 string instrument (esp. in gagaku);  stringed instrument
 to pluck the strings of an instrument;  to strum
 gum elastic;  elastic gum;  rubber
 to be shot dead by an assassin
 incendiary bomb;  firebomb
 ohajiki;  traditional Japanese children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces made of coloured glass or plastic
 singing to one's own accompaniment;  reciting while playing the shamisen, biwa, etc.
 trick playing (on a stringed instrument)
 mother of all bombs;  MOAB
 string instrument (esp. in gagaku);  stringed instrument
 to be presumptuous;  to be clever and forward
 anti-ballistic missile;  ABM
 initial playing of an instrument in the New Year
 range (of a gun);  distance travelled by a bullet (shell, etc.)
 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (1972);  ABM
 hail of bullets;  heavy bombardment
 income elasticity of demand
 person who plays shamisen during dancing practice;  shamisen accompaniment
 ballistic-missile shoot-down order;  order to shoot down a ballistic missile
 worthiness as an opponent or challenge
 bulk modulus;  volume elasticity;  volume modulus;  measure of a substance's resistance to uniform compression
 hyperelasticity;  superelasticity
 singing while playing (the guitar, piano, etc.);  singing to one's own accompaniment
 singing while playing (the guitar, piano, etc.);  singing to one's own accompaniment