unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
magazine (for a firearm); cylinder (of a revolver)
to become empty; to be emptied
six (long cylindrical things)
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
electrically operated; electric powered
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
technique; art; skill; move
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
sign; indication; omen; symptom
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to fire (a gun) ceaselessly; to fire away; to blaze away; to fire volley after volley
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
gazing at (in wonderment)