arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
inexcusable; unjustifiable; sorry; remorseful; excuse me; (I'm) sorry
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
indeed; really; truly; very much
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
agreement; stipulation; contract
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
one bow; one salute; one greeting
to distribute; to portion out; to deal out; to separate (out); to pick out
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
look, look!; there, there!
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
window blind; blinds; blind
fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful
end; close; finish; termination
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)