impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
blindingly quick speed; (in) a flash; (in) the blink of an eye
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
succeeding; following; trailing; next
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
violent explosion; bursting
birch (esp. Japanese white birch)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end