seeing (with the naked eye); observation; visual inspection
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
imprudent fellow; misguided fellow
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
upright; incorruptible; morally courageous; erect penis
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
to become decrepit and ugly with age
final warning; ultimatum; last notice
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
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
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card; short
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
all kinds of spirits and goblins
falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. of cold)
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
interruption; suspension; break
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory; saving
to stop midway; to interrupt
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
assuming that ...; supposing that ...