bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to shoot or fire off an arrow
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to knock down; to knock off
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
second arrow; second move; second step
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
preference; priority; precedence
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
skill; dexterity; master hand
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to go along; to walk along; to follow
river; stream; River; the ... river