fragment; scrap; piece; shred
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
Skanda (swift-footed guardian deity); great runner
drawing a sword; drawn sword
in swarms; in throngs; in droves; in hordes
low grade; vulgar; low class; cheap; low level
wavelike; in waves; undulation
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
decomposition; ulceration
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
coupling; shipping; pairing of characters in a romantic relationship (in fan fiction, manga, etc.)
doppelgänger; doppelganger
reflection in a mirror; reflected image; inverse (of a point); mirror image