patriarch; head of a family
book; volume; this; present; main; head
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
suffix for familiar person
special issue; extra issue; special number
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to be worried; to be troubled
folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
plural; multiple; several
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
craftsman; skilled artisan
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
high efficiency; high performance
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious