stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
advance; moving forward; progress
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to nock (an arrow); to fix an arrow to the string
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
one more time; once more; once again
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
front; frontage; facade; main
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
purple lightning; flash; swordflash
to surge; to well up; to gush out
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
Moro; Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines; conspicuously; openly; completely; entirely
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation