conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
(Western) archery; Western-style bow
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to insert; to put in; to thrust in; to plug in
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
to gather; to collect; to assemble
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to look around; to survey
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution