bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
now that you say that; now that you mention it
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
looking on from afar; being a spectator
voluntary activity; voluntary service; labor of love
participation; joining; entry; adherence
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet