to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
done; just done; just finished
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind; mythical weasel-like creatures riding on whirlwinds and inflicting sharp, painless wounds
vacuum; absolute void; complete vacuity
novel; story; (work of) fiction
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
rapid firing; continuous firing; firing in quick succession
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
remaining bullets; remaining ammunition
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
gasping; puffing; wheezing; asthma
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
living thing; organism; creature; biology
sense of smell; olfaction
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
animation; animated film; animated cartoon
man; male; masculine gender
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
searching; rummaging; (arch.) fishing; (arch.) collecting shells
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way