reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
dozens; scores of; decades
metre; meter; meter; gauge
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
in comparison to; rather than
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
how long; how much; to what extent
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to surge; to well up; to gush out
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
technique; art; skill; move
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
strong person; the strong; the powerful
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy