vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
planning; planning ability; deliberateness
very likely; very probable
foxes and tanuki; sly fellow; deceiver
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
waste of effort; thankless task
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to crawl out of; to creep out of
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
ex post facto report; report after the event
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
to be profitable; to yield a profit
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
one thin flat object; one sheet
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
fireball; bolide; fireball
to begin shooting; to shoot out
to dance; to perform dance steps
having one's own way; giving free rein to one's desires; acting as one pleases