target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
die cutting; cutting with a cutter; shaping with a mold; cookie cutter
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
really; truly; indeed; good grief
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
(lit.) yo-yo fishing; Japanese festival game of fishing balloons (with loops attached), floating in water, out with a hook
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
several minutes; a few minutes
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
explosion; rupture; break off
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
in one's own way or style
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client