snare (trap); snare; snare drum
assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)
mudslinging contest; mudslinging match
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
blow; shock; strike; batting
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
quick work; (clever) feat
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
without trouble; easily; readily
stall; downturn; slowdown; slump
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
to turn left; to turn to the left
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō