counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
meaningless; insignificance
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
whipping; beating with a whip; whiplash
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
entrance; entering; admission; admittance
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
being drawn to many things; distraction; difficulty of choice; difficulty in choosing; being unable to decide
single edge (e.g. sword blade); single bevel (e.g. kitchen knife)
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
what proportion; what percentage
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
Colosseum (amphitheatre in Rome); coliseum (large stadium)
mass (of people); large crowd
to expect; to hope for; to look forward to; to resolve (to do); to decide upon; to prepare for
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
to form a circle; to stand in a circle
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
to be hot on a person's heels
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit