request; favour (to ask); wish; please
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
entreaty; supplication; petition
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
resentment; hatred; enmity; hated enemy; resented foe
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
preference; priority; precedence
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
on board a ship; aboard a ship
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
emotional strength; force of will
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to bestow (esp. of a god); to grant
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
iron basket for torches; cresset; brazier; bonfire
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in