wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
number of times; frequency; count
(person of) high rank and office (exalted station); persons in high positions
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to grimace; to make a wry face
outside (the room, building); outdoors
handrail; railing; banister
archery; mapping; map; morphism
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
to run through; to run past
stairs; stairway; staircase
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
return fire; shooting back
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to surge; to well up; to gush out
left breast; left side of the chest
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
carving; engraving; sculpture
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
to crack; to develop a crack