to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
guard; security (officer); guardsman
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
180 degrees; complete change
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
(Western) archery; Western-style bow
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
variable; changeable; convertible; controllable
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
flashiness; showiness; brilliance; bloom; flowers
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
arrow with a whistle attached; whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
spell; charm; incantation; magic word