to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
sense of touch; tactile; tactual; hair style with long bangs
in deep black; in jet black
living thing; organism; creature; biology
armor and helmet (armour)
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
to squash; to crush; to flatten
being settled; coming to a conclusion
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
from outside; from the side
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
to enclose; to impound; to cut off; to corral