distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
bow hand; left hand; left side; one's left
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
alert status; emergency alert
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to pair up; to form a pair; to mate; to copulate; (arch.) to fix (an arrow to the string); (arch.) to place outriders on the left and right
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
failure; mistake; blunder
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
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
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
(single) bean; pea; something very small; tiny speck
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
end of life; death; breathing one's last