strength needed to pull back a bow
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
unless one ...; if one does not ...
what's what; heads or tails
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
stop it!; enough!; cut it out
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
way (of doing); manner; method; means
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
(verbal) abuse; abusive language
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
being apt to; being liable to; being inclined to
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
from the viewpoint of; according to
performing solo; having the stage to oneself; being in sole command; eclipsing (outshining) the others; field of activity in which one is unrivaled (unrivalled)
recklessness; daredevilry; rashness; (arch.) long-lasting
interpenetration of spirit between the poet and nature in a haiku
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to observe carefully; to make sure
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to that extent; so (much)
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
raindrops (dripping from eaves, branches, etc.); exclamation point; exclamation mark
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
condition; figure; appearance; voice
counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.
florist's scissors; flower scissors