close-range fletched practice arrow
sound of vibrating bowstring
fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test
endurance; perseverance; patience
fighting spirit (in sport); tenacity
adversity strengthens the foundations; after a storm comes a calm; what doesn't kill you makes you stronger
special offers available for a limited time of the day; limited-time sale
fuck you!; don't fuck with me!; don't fuck around!; don't be a screw off!
to bend a bow; to shoot an arrow; to rise up against; to rebel against
stick-to-itiveness; perseverance; radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily); root; indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs)
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
regular customer; valued client
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
team competition; team game
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
a little; paltry; piddling; stud; chad
point of compromise; common ground
freely; frankly; without reserve
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
wrong; different; not like that
to be moved by affection; to be moved by kindness; to be touched
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
to act lovestruck; to be fawning; to act affectionate
second month of the lunar calendar