square shape; oblong; rectangle
burning; combustion; exerting all strength; making an effort
to face; to confront; to be opposite to
applying heat to an empty pan to remove its anti-rust coating; blind-baking; baking a pie crust, tart shell, etc. before adding a filling
timer; time switch; stopwatch; time keeper; self-timer; (delay) timer
end; finish; bound; limit; finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); trump card
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
according to the calculations; as far as calculations are concerned; computationally
dish towel; tea towel; dishcloth
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping
setting a place; setting the table
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to cool (water) down; to make less hot (e.g. by adding cold water)
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
a cut above; one step above
strength; toughness; bravery; boldness
bow (and arrow); unit of distance to an archery target (approx. six feet); unit of distance for land surveying (approx. eight feet)
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to think nothing of ...; to care nothing for ...; to be undaunted by ...; to defy ...; to brave ...; to pay no attention to ...
first meeting; first interview with
mountain ridge; near a mountain
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket