quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
archery; mapping; map; morphism
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
right under; directly below
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
treatment; service; handling; management
information; news; report; reward; retribution
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to nock (an arrow); to fix an arrow to the string
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
thousands; several thousand
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
surely (not); certainly (not)
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to shout (in anger); to yell
covering; protection; backing; relief
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
head; lead; vanguard; first
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
dawn; daybreak; beginning