Topic: Japanese Archery - Part I: Kyudo
-Don’t give this one a miss
Word definitions
give (something) a miss (v.): (informal) (British) Decide not to do or have something
bow (n.): weapon used to shoot arrows (yumi – pronounced bOw) lowering of one’s upper body (ojigi – pronounced bAw)
distinctions (n.): different points or types
hunter-gatherer lifestyle (n.): surviving by hunting animals and gathering wild plants
asymmetrical (adj.): not having the same shape when split in half
boast (v.): have a positive characteristic
curriculum (n.): educational plan for a specific time period or purpose
scope (n.): an item that helps with aiming (also known as sights for bows)
draw (v.): pull back the bowstring
airy (adj.): (for clothes) allowing air to go through
mindfulness (n.): being fully aware and focused