pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing-pin; hobnail
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
offensive camp; team at bat
metal plate; metallic plate
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
those (near the second person)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor