bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
human resources training; development of human resources; personnel training
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
sericulture; silkworm culture; silkworm raising
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
my husband; one's family; family member
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
have a good day; take care; see you
mouth of a river; lower stream
the same; the said; likewise
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
each place; various places
urban areas; the streets; town; city
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
night attack; nocturnal assault
here and there; everywhere
official bulletin board (esp. Edo period); highest bid; highest tender; your letter
Kagoshima prefecture (Kyushu)
to force one's way through
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
back and front; opposition in the heart
broadbanded thornyhead (Sebastolobus macrochir); broadfin thornyhead; kichiji rockfish
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
considerably; greatly; a lot
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet