terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
continued alertness; unrelaxed alertness; follow-through (e.g. in archery); lingering affection; attachment
had better ...; had better not ...
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
interior; inside; internal
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
originally; by nature; from the start
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
in one's own way or style
arrow collector (at an archery range); collecting arrows
Lights are usually followed by shadows
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
progress; advance; improvement; development
be on your guard!; take care!
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
straw post for training sword strikes, karate punches and arrow hits
one's left hand; (lit.) bow hand
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...