to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
exhaust; emission (of gas from an engine); expulsion (of air); ventilation
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
reel for a spare bowstring
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
bracer (arm guard used in archery); gauntlet (armour); glove (in kendo or fencing); strike to the forearm (in kendo)
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to pair up; to form a pair; to mate; to copulate; (arch.) to fix (an arrow to the string); (arch.) to place outriders on the left and right
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)
straying; wandering (off course)
operation; functioning; running
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
to push (something) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
the hiragana character "ku"; chevron-shaped; dogleg-shaped
flash (of light); glint; schiller
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
continued alertness; unrelaxed alertness; follow-through (e.g. in archery); lingering affection; attachment
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
tandem; (riding with a) passenger on a motorcycle
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
gunport; embrasure; muzzle
galley (ship); galley (kitchen of a ship or aircraft)