hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
archer; bowman; bow-wielding soldier; crossbow soldier
Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to drop; to lose; to let fall
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
ash; embers; complete destruction
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to push aside; to brush aside
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
to use up all one's strength; to die
to examine (medically); to have a look at; to check (a patient's pulse)
to run up to; to rush over
deed; act; work; performance
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
to warm (up); to heat (up)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish