ready with a rifle leveled
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
again; once more; a second time
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to threaten; to make threats
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
casting; cast-metal object
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to taste; to try (food or drink)
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
meaning; significance; sense
to bite; to sink one's teeth into; to nip
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to jump up and down; to hop
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to collapse into; to flop onto
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition