bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
virile; tough; masculine; intense
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
control; check; restraint; inhibition
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly