to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
favorite; favourite; habitually used
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
pound (unit of weight); pound (currency); pound sterling; pond
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
metal fittings; metal fixtures
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
accompaniment to a chant; musician accompanying a chant; samisen accompaniment to a recitation; samisen player accompanying a recitation; samisen music played between the sections of a nagauta; samisen interlude
archer; bowman; shooter; gunner
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding
premodern times; premodern era
artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing
to take someone's life; to kill someone
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
ability; performance; efficiency
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
release (of a film, product, etc.); publication; release; liberation; release (of a previously pressed mouse button)
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow