departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
empty gun; gun loaded with blanks; firing a blank
threat; intimidation; menace
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
journal; magazine; periodical
available; enabled; can be used; may be used
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to stare back (at); to glare back
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
accuracy of fire (gun, missile, etc.)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
Ishikawa Takuboku (1886-1912)
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
country with a constitutional government; constitutional state; country where the rule of law prevails; system based on the rule of law
regret; repentance; remorse
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to shake; to waver; to tremble
(political) power; authority; influence
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
at once; immediately; right now
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
(police) detective; criminal matter