bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
criticism; blame; rejection; flick (of the finger)
in one's own way or style
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
soldier; combatant; warrior
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous