stew; food cooked in a pot
boarding; board; meals; catering; cook
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
probity check; background investigation
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
yearbook; almanac; annual
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
(sexually) attractive older woman; mature woman; MILF
if you think about it; come to think of it
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
physical education; PE; gym (class)
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to nock (an arrow); to fix an arrow to the string
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
bow (and arrow); unit of distance to an archery target (approx. six feet); unit of distance for land surveying (approx. eight feet)
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
archer's glove (with a groove for pulling the string)