to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
visual hallucination; vision
strong pressure; heavy pressure
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
disconnection; interruption; burn-out
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
vast; boundless; vague; obscure
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
assertion; declaration; affirmation
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
largest class; top category
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
pine torch; torchlight; firebrand; bonfire
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
overswelling (of a blood vessel); engorgement; bulging; squaring one's shoulders; flexing one's muscles