noun:

• expectation that something took place, will take place or was in some state; it should be so; bound to be; expected to be; must be
• nock (of a bow)
• nock (of an arrow)
• nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger) - Sumo term ➜ はず押し【はずおし】
• wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

adverb:

• chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth) - onomatopoeia
• binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow) - onomatopoeia
• rotating quickly - onomatopoeia
• hurting sharply - onomatopoeia
• briskly; quickly; promptly; at once; right away - onomatopoeia

noun:

• long-handled Chinese spear; lance; pike
• weapon; arms ［ほこ］
• grip of a bow ［ほこ］
• parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears - abbreviation ➜ 矛山車

noun:

• (Western) archery ➜ アーチェリー
• Western-style bow

expression / ichidan verb:

• to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
• to bow one's head; to hang one's head

noun:

• ceremony on the fifth day of the 10th lunar month in which the emperor would watch prize archery (Heian and Kamakura periods)
• first firing of the bow (after the New Year or the reconstruction of the archery range (in military families))

noun:

• kokyu (3 or 4-stringed bowed Japanese musical instrument)
• any Oriental string instrument played with a bow

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to bend; to flutter; to wave
• to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to; to obey

noun:

• cord; strap; thong
• string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to put on (or wear) lower-body clothing (i.e. pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (or wear) footwear - usu 履く or 穿く
• to affix a sword to one's hip - usu. 佩く or 帯く
• to affix a bowstring to a bow

noun:

• Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa) ［あずさ・アズサ］ ➜ 夜糞峰榛
• yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata) ［あずさ・アズサ］ ➜ キササゲ
• Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus) ［あずさ・アズサ］ ➜ 赤芽柏
• printing block
• catalpa bow ［あずさ］ - abbreviation ➜ 梓弓
• catalpa medium ［あずさ］ - abbreviation ➜ 梓巫女

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze - esp. 絞る
• to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to extract; to milk; to express milk - esp. 搾る
• to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice)
• to extort; to exploit
• to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to give a sound scolding; to tell someone off; to scold; to rebuke - often passive voice ➜ 油を絞る
• to drill into; to train
• to narrow down (one's focus); to whittle down
• to gather up (curtain, etc.); to tighten (drawstring)
• to stop down (lens)
• to turn down (e.g. radio)
• to bend (bow); to draw
• to hold down; to constrict; to immobilize - Sumo term

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to harden; to freeze; to strengthen; to solidify; to make (a fist); to tramp down (snow, dirt) ➜ 土を固める【つちをかためる】
• to put together; to collect; to gather; to consolidate
• to make secure; to stabilize; to settle down; to strengthen (belief, resolution, etc.); to establish (evidence) ➜ 身を固める【みをかためる】
• to fortify; to reinforce; to support ➜ 国境を固める【こっきょうをかためる】・嘘で固める【うそでかためる】
• to wear for a specific purpose (armor, coat, etc.) - in the form に身をかためる
• to swear; to resolutely vow; to sincerely promise
• to tie tightly; to fasten
• to hold a bow fully drawn