eating; bite (in fishing)
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to refuse; to decline; to deny
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
safety; welfare; well-being
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
yumi; Japanese-style bow; Japanese-style archery
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
volley firing; fusillade; broadside
prizefighter; pro boxer; professional boxer; pugilist
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
private funeral; secret burial
attendance; participation; presence
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
funeral service; memorial service; farewell ceremony (e.g. for a retiree)
funeral hall; ceremony site
quiet and subdued in appearance; solemn; sad and depressed in manner; soft; gentle
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
the deceased; the departed
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry