difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
many; much; plenty; hardly
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to shoot down; to win; to gain
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to shoot or fire off an arrow
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; slingshot; catapult
catapult; ballista; mangonel; sling; slingshot
one by one; one after another; successively
ammunition; arrows and bullets; missile; projectile
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit