usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
archer; bowman; shooter; gunner
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
to nock (an arrow); to fix an arrow to the string
to form a group; to form a bunch
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
exchange of blows; long rally
manners; behavior; behaviour
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to follow advice; to act upon advice
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
to pretend; to act (as if)
white makeup powder; (face) powder
black kite (Milvus migrans); construction worker; scaffold erector; fire hook; reddish brown; Inverness cape; filcher
pomegranate (Punica granatum)
age thirty; one's thirties
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to come to see; to come and see; to visit