to nock (an arrow); to fix an arrow to the string
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
black tinge; black colour; black color; (arch.) black part; (arch.) dark spot
brand-new article; new item
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
depending on; dependent on
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
to dye; to colour; to color
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
bubblingly; foamingly; sinking or rising while giving off bubbles; cute and chubby; pudgy; puffed up
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
trajectory; line of fire; ballistic
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
to blaze; to burn brightly
pillar of fire; blazing column
four-legged; four-footed; (four-legged) animal; beast
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
metal fittings; metal fixtures
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly