protection against (flying) mud; mudguard; mudflap; fender (of a car); wing
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
Japanese alder (Alnus japonica)
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
to outwit; to get the better of; to leave (an opponent) dumbfounded; (lit.) to expose (someone's) nose
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
don't worry about it; forget about it
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
range (of a gun); firing distance
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
to brandish; to flash; to display
to fire into; to shoot into
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
to be lazy; to be idle; to slack; to neglect (e.g. one's work); to be neglectful of; to skip (e.g. school)
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to jump up; to leap up; to spring up
one round; one tour; one circuit; one patrol
dozens; scores of; decades
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)