repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
two (long cylindrical things)
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
reaching one's required score or quota (e.g. in a game)
tune (melody, piece of music)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
going into battle; departure for the front
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
conventional and uninteresting; stereotypical and boring; commonplace; unsociable; unfriendly; cold
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
long ago; previous; of a former age
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
(for the) first time in one's life
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
considerably; fairly; quite
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
nod; inclination of the head
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range