bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
to be prolonged; to drag on
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
most important condition (for); first prerequisite
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
specialization; specialisation
something; some kind of; for some reason
large build; large pattern
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
strategist; tactician; schemer
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter