bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
traversing horizontally; passing through laterally; running east to west
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
playing to the gallery; showing off; pretence; surface preparation (for painting, etc.); scraping a surface clean
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
to pass on an order; to pass the word
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
great war; great battle; world war
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
being struck by lightning; torpedo attack
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
double suicide; lovers' suicide
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
billow; surge; large wave
decrease; reduction; decline
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
escort vessel; destroyer (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force)
small calibre; small caliber
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
leading group (of runners in a marathon, etc.); leading pack
hostile party; enemy side
same family (race, tribe)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
wealth; riches; affluence; opulence
(present) head of a family