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
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
to win after tough bidding
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
to form a pair; to pair up
the same; the said; likewise
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
is something that; is that which
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
fake; improvisation (in jazz music, singing, etc.); ad-lib; feint (in American football)
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
to put one's strength into
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
inside (a region, area, etc.); within the range (of); within the sphere (of influence, etc.)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
preliminary test or trial; tryout; workout; warm-up
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
riding beast (other than a horse); cavalry beast
mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain