stock (of a gun); gunstock
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)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
offense and defense; offence and defence
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
accuracy of fire (gun, missile, etc.)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
nictitating membrane; haw
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
magic bullet; magic bullets
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
hostility; animosity; enmity
to compete; to bid; to sell at auction
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
choices; alternatives; options
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
short pause; short interval
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling