(weaponry) a bow for shooting arrows / (music) a bow for playing a stringed instrument such as a violin or cello / archery

(rare, honorific) an archery bow, particularly one belonging to a noble

(rare) a bow

bow

(idiomatic, especially a child) to be on the verge of tears

use one thing for many purposes / work someone hard

horsetail pine

to use one's head

(literary) they (about women or girls)

Synonym of 三味線 (shamisen): a three-stringed musical instrument similar to a banjo played by plucking with a plectrum / a sanxian (fretless lute with three strings used in traditional Chinese music)