bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
courage and resourcefulness
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
judge; magistrate; (arch.) 3rd grade official (ritsuryō system); (arch.) assistant district officer; (arch.) inspector
having weak legs; slow walker
herculean strength; mountain carrier-guide
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
at; in; at; when; by; with
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
thunderstorm; thundershower
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
slapping; splashing; splatting
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
bucket maker; well maker; cooper; hooper
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
sexless; nonsexual; asexual; agamic; genderless
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
counter for helmets, etc.
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
poverty; penury; want; (arch.) insufficiency; (arch.) shortage; (arch.) deficiency
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
maniac; enthusiast; fan; mania; craze
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
bottom rim of earthenware cup
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely