idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
moron; idiot; stupid person
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
white horse; unrefined sake
person of doubtful origin
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
great physical power; animal strength
favourite horse; favorite horse
arms and cavalry; troops; war; military affairs
horsepower; hp; energy; vitality; horse-drawn cart
man and horse; rider and horse; centaur
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback; going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
horsemanship; equestrian art; (art of) riding
tomfoolery; monkey business
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
horseplay; fooling around
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
Minister of War (Zhou-dynasty China)
over-fond parent; doting parent
Gunma prefecture (Kanto area)
restive horse; runaway horse; out of control horse
wooden horse; rocking horse; vaulting horse; horse used in gymnastics; the horse (ancient torture device that one was forced to straddle with rocks hanging from the feet)
knight on a white horse; Prince Charming
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
votive picture (originally of horse)
splendid horse; promoted bishop
Tsushima (former province located on Tsushima Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture); Tsushima (island)
mock cavalry battle; piggyback fight
stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate; stalking horse; spoiler
extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter
(horse-drawn) cab; gharry; fiacre
horse tack; horse gear; harness
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
covered wagon; prairie schooner
pommel horse; side horse; saddled horse
stable boy; stable hand; groom
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
a rival horse or candidate
stupid girl; stupid woman
ridiculously; unusually; exceptionally
knight; keima (in go); knight's move; stone placed at a knight's jump from another stone of the same color
betting ticket; betting slip
packhorse; workhorse; hack
minor or untalented actor (relegated to roles such as the legs of a stage horse)
anybody can look good with the right clothes; clothes make the man; fine feathers make fine birds; (lit.) clothes on a packhorse driver
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
box-shaped (horse-drawn) carriage
someone (something) not to be trifled with
Hayagriva; Horsehead (tantric Buddhist deity)
studhorse; stallion; breeding horse
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
one who knows little often repeats it
small horse; pony; foal; colt; filly
seahorse; sea horse; hippocampus; walrus
splendid horse; promoted bishop
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to follow suit; to imitate or follow someone blindly; to ride on someone's back; to ride someone's coattails; to take advantage (e.g. of another's popularity)
small horse; pony; foal; colt; filly
stilts (for walking); hobby horse
utter indifference; talking to the wall; praying to deaf ears
rumor; rumour; gossip; speculation; irresponsible criticism; hearsay
overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault
equestrian tribe; equestrian people
foolish face; stupid look on one's face
betting ticket with a payout of at least 100 times
unruly horse; unmanageable horse; unbroken horse
long thin face; Black Scraper (fish)
runaway horse; galloping horse
to side with the winner; to ride (someone's) coattails; to get on the bandwagon
to be shrewd; to be sharp; to keep your wits about you; (lit.) to pluck out the eye of a live horse
someone (something) not to be trifled with
ridiculously expensive; stupidly expensive
to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)
ridged wooden bench used in SM practices (and in the Edo period for torturing female prisoners)
battle standard raised next to the horse of a commander
childhood friend; old playmate
owner of a horse (esp. racehorse); registered owner (of a racehorse)
Yamataikoku; historical Japanese state thought to have existed during the late Yayoi period
preaching to the deaf; (lit.) reading the nenbutsu into a horse's ear
racing form; racing (news)paper
horse's legs; stage actor who plays the role of a horse's legs
meathead; muscle head; person who is obsessed with bodybuilding
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
small horse; pony; foal; colt; filly
white knight; knight in shining armor
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
kumis (fermented mare's milk); kumiss; koumiss
long roofed passageway (originally having an earthen floor and used as a bridle path)
untamed horse; unbroken horse; wild horse; bronco
mounted bandit (esp. historically in NE China from the end of the Qing dynasty)
stupid idiot; total moron
stop talking nonsense; don't be ridiculous; give me a break
fool; someone beneath one's contempt
the future is unpredictable; inscrutable are the ways of heaven; the irony of fate
herd of horses; pack of horses (in a race)
long horse (for vaulting)
anti-cavalry palisade (Sengoku period)
zanbatō; long-handled Chinese anti-cavalry sword
inscrutable are the ways of heaven; fortune is unpredictable and changeable
disk-shaped pad for pressing paper when making a print from a wood block; rubbing pad; baren
jousting match; joust; tournament (medieval)
genre of Heian-period Japanese court music (primarily consisting of gagaku-styled folk melodies)
cattle or horse trader; good judge of horses or cattle
coach and four; four horse coach
rendering what little service one can
crossing water with a horse
(having experienced) many battles
hung like a horse; big-dicked
buttocks of a horse being ridden or followed; blind imitation
anybody can look good with the right clothes; clothes make the man; fine feathers make fine birds; (lit.) clothes on a packhorse driver
morin khuur (stringed musical instrument of Mongolian origin); matouqin
Hayagriva (manifestation of Avalokitesvara with an ornament in the shape of a horse's head)
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
Kurama tengu; the tengu of Mount Kurama
Japanese andromeda (Pieris japonica); lily-of-the-valley
horse-headed and ox-headed demons in the Buddhist hell
bucking horse; unmanageable horse
to flash before one's eyes (of memories, etc.)
dark-colored horse with a lustrous coat (coloured); white horse
orchestra present at Japanese festival; festival music (may be sung from a festival float)
Cynanchum caudatum (species of swallowwort)
to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)
to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)
long strips of decorative paper or leather attached to a matoi
horses owned; horse owned
ornately decorated horse used in processions of dignitaries; horse led by a rope
new horse; unbroken horse; remount
selling like mad; selling like hotcakes; flying off the shelves
once a fool, always a fool; (lit.) idiots will only be cured when they die
stable boy; stable hand; groom
horses 4 or more years old (usu. in racing)
horsehair; horse hair; hair from mane and tail used for brushes and string instrument bows
armored horse; strong horse; wind chime; motorcycle
person who is ignorant outside his field
there's but a fine line between genius and insanity
stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate; stalking horse; spoiler
a foolish child is more precious
unruly horse; unmanageable horse; unbroken horse
honesty doesn't pay; life is unfair
dogs and horses; one's humble self
to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)
hack; inferior horse; inferior person; incapable person
ornately decorated horse used in processions of dignitaries; horse led by a rope
do not shoot straight for the top; he that would the daughter win, must with the mother first begin; (lit.) if you want to shoot the general, first shoot his horse
racing tip; racing prediction
stallion (e.g. in horse breeding)
terracotta army (clay figurines found near the mausoleum of the first Qin emperor in China); terracotta warriors and horses
pommel horse; side horse; saddled horse
ban'ei; form of horse racing in which draft horses pull heavy sleds up sand ramps
horse racing operated by the Japan Racing Association
winner of Japan's three main horse races
variety of long, columnar daikon; Nerima daikon
(game of) leapfrog; leapfrogging
constant travelling; constant traveling; being on the move; restless wandering
horse botfly (Gasterophilus intestinalis)
heavy eating and drinking; gorging and swilling; drinking like a cow and eating like a horse
autumn comes with harvest time and clear weather; (lit.) autumn with the sky clear and blue, and horses growing stout
a born fool is never cured; (lit.) there is no medicine for fools
person who is book smart but lacking in common sense; person who is book smart but street dumb
simpleton; dimwit; sluggard
bill collector for the night's entertainment; followers
point along a (mountain) pass beyond which a horse cannot travel
cheval de frise; portable anti-cavalry frame
shrine building where votive picture tablets are hung
battle standard raised next to the horse of a commander
Sagittarius (9th zodiacal sign); the Archer
stupid idiot; total moron
it is hard to keep one's worldly desires and passions in check
traditional horse-racing; originally two horses head-to-head or ten at a time, esp. May 5 event at Kamigamo shrine
riding horse; saddle horse
drinking like a fish and eat like a horse; eating mountains of food and drink oceans of liquor
ridiculously good reception; being extremely well-received
bill collector for the night's entertainment; followers
horse training or breaking
dusky thrush (Turdus naumanni)
poor taste (in food); unsophisticated palate
to catch 'the stupid' (e.g. from talking to stupid people, watching mindless TV, etc.)
being just before one is generous
good actor who is inept in all other matters; demon for acting who is utterly indifferent to all other concerns; skilled actor who knows little of life; person who excels in one occupation (profession) but lacks simple common sense
Tajima cow (breed of black Wagyu cattle); Tajima cattle
municipally operated horse racing
camel cricket (Diestrammena apicalis); camelback cricket; cave cricket; spider cricket
a daimyo's (mounted) guards or retainers
rough cardboard made from straw; (arch.) low-grade paper (used as a lining)
to have aged without having accomplished anything
show jumping (equestrian event)
loading a horse with passengers or baggage; driving a horse into a pen; Hexacentrus japonicus (species of katydid); Hexacentrus unicolor (species of katydid)
horse oil; extract of horse subcutaneous fat, used in cosmetics and traditional medicine
soft track; yielding track; muddy track
caravan (e.g. of Hui Muslims in China)
Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus); northern sea lion
easy; simple; (lit.) even if you're an idiot or a simpleton
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
hopeful (promising or strong) candidate
illegal bookie; unlicensed bookmaker
horse doctor; horse veterinarian
traditional horse-racing; originally two horses head-to-head or ten at a time, esp. May 5 event at Kamigamo shrine
kanji "horse" radical at left
(lit.) stupid people don't catch colds
everything comes in handy when used correctly; use the right tools for the right job; (lit.) fools and (blunt) scissors have to be used in the right way
Sargassum fulvellum (species of edible brown alga)
basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus)
skilled engineer (mechanic) who is clumsy in all other matters; person who gets a great kick out of tinkering with anything mechanical
preaching to the deaf; (lit.) wind (blowing) into a horse's ear
disk-shaped pad for pressing paper when making a print from a wood block; rubbing pad; baren
sophistry; sophism; false syllogism
washtub for horses; horse tub
Yamataikoku; historical Japanese state thought to have existed during the late Yayoi period
fishing enthusiast; fishing nut
wild horse; unmanageable horse
a born fool is never cured; (lit.) there is no medicine for fools
eventing (equestrian event)
buttercup (Ranunculus japonicus)
birds of a feather flock together; don't mix your horses with your cows
horse doctor; horse veterinarian
dark-colored horse with a lustrous coat (coloured); white horse
Mactra chinensis (species of trough shell)
Kiso horse (Japanese indigenous horse breed); kisouma
yearling; one-year-old horse
horse botfly (Gasterophilus intestinalis)
pond skater (any insect of family Gerridae); water strider
person of doubtful origin
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
Chagu Chagu Horse Festival (of Iwate Prefecture); small wooden horse toy with bells on its neck (made in Iwate Prefecture)
Sargassum fulvellum (species of edible brown alga)
birds of a feather flock together; horses work best together; don't mix your horses with your cows
traditional horse-racing; originally two horses head-to-head or ten at a time, esp. May 5 event at Kamigamo shrine
archery, horsemanship, spearsmanship, and swordsmanship; martial arts in general
riding a horse so skillfully that it appears as if man and horse have become one
Kiso horse (Japanese indigenous horse breed); kisouma
pons asinorum (hurdle to learning)
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
power loading; weight per horsepower
dead horse; stupid horse; useless horse; crowbait
broodmare (horse breeding)
camel cricket (Diestrammena apicalis); camelback cricket; cave cricket; spider cricket
horse-carrying military ship
shrine building where votive picture tablets are hung
carfare; fare; transportation expenses
trust the judgement of the experienced; (lit.) an old horse won't forget the way
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
eared seal (esp. the California sea lion, Zalophus californianus); sea lion
walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)
battle standard raised next to the horse of a commander
toothed medick (Medicago polymorpha); hairy medick; bur clover; white clover (Trifolium repens)
toothed medick (Medicago polymorpha); hairy medick; bur clover; white clover (Trifolium repens)
Siebold's dragonfly (Anotogaster sieboldii); jumbo dragonfly
to flash before one's eyes (of memories, etc.)
orchestra present at Japanese festival; festival music (may be sung from a festival float)
ban'ei; form of horse racing in which draft horses pull heavy sleds up sand ramps
everything comes in handy when used correctly; use the right tools for the right job; (lit.) fools and (blunt) scissors have to be used in the right way
(game of) leapfrog; leapfrogging
Mactra chinensis (species of trough shell)
bill collector for the night's entertainment; followers
Amur leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis euptilurus); Tsushima leopard cat
pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
eastern purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea); purple coneflower
epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus spp.)
buttercup (Ranunculus japonicus)
buttercup (Ranunculus japonicus)
buttercup (Ranunculus japonicus)
clearance hole (hole for a bolt, screw, etc., which is large enough to allow the thread, etc. to pass through)
riding a horse so skillfully that it appears as if man and horse have become one
Chollima; winged horse of East Asian mythologies
equine influenza; horse flu
common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus); common buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Omphalius pfeifferi pfeifferi (subspecies of top shell)
stupidity barrier; stupidity as an obstacle to coming to a mutual understanding
Chagu Chagu Horse Festival (of Iwate Prefecture); small wooden horse toy with bells on its neck (made in Iwate Prefecture)
crestfish (Lophotus capellei); unicornfish
trust the judgement of the experienced; (lit.) an old horse won't forget the way
someone whose kanji-writing ability has suffered due to overreliance on the kana-to-kanji conversion systems used to input Japanese text on a computer
even a fool has one talent
Equuleus (constellation); the Colt
(being unable to control) one's worldly desires and passions
overdone politeness; polite to a fault; feigned politeness
archery, horsemanship, spearsmanship, and swordsmanship; martial arts in general
honest and straightforward to a fault
the passage of people and horses; coming and going of people and horses
Wu-dynasty reading of Chinese characters
broodmare (horse breeding)
glanders (contagious disease of horses)
Hexacentrus japonicus (species of katydid); Hexacentrus unicolor (species of katydid)
Pieris japonica; Hime Lily of the valley bush; andromeda
Pieris japonica; fukurin; Lily of the valley bush; andromeda
you can't judge someone until you've spent time with them; you can't judge something until you've tried it; (lit.) judge a man by living with him, and try a horse by riding him
you can't judge someone until you've spent time with them; you can't judge something until you've tried it; (lit.) judge a man by living with him, and try a horse by riding him
post horse; horses used in the post-station system of old Japan
building for observing horse racing, horseback archery, etc. (sometimes specifically that used by the emperor on the greater palace grounds)
building for observing horse racing, horseback archery, etc. (sometimes specifically that used by the emperor on the greater palace grounds)
metric horsepower (approx. 735W); PS
French horse-power; metric horsepower
starting gate; starting stalls
low geta (once used when cleaning the garden)
Przewalski's horse (Equus ferus przewalskii); Dzungarian horse
horse armor; horse armour
horse armor; horse armour
playing on equal terms; having no handicap for either player; being evenly matched
alfalfa (Medicago sativa); alphalpha; lucerne
prune your plum trees, but not your cherry trees
ogeima (in go); large knight's move
doing something on one's own without another's help
doing something on one's own without another's help
mare used for breeding; brood mare
you can't judge someone until you've spent time with them; you can't judge something until you've tried it; (lit.) try a horse by riding him, and judge a man by living with him
you can't judge someone until you've spent time with them; you can't judge something until you've tried it; (lit.) try a horse by riding him, and judge a man by living with him
great men have eccentricities; fine horses have quirks
learn to crawl before you learn to walk; (lit.) until you ride a horse, ride a cow
madiao (Chinese playing cards); ma diao
madiao (Chinese playing cards); ma diao
longeing rein; lungeing rein; rein used to guide horse in circles
I don't fall for flattery; (lit.) (I'm) not so stupid that being called "sensei" (makes me feel good)
to work hard; to keep one's nose to the grindstone; (lit.) to whip a jaded horse; to make someone do what is beyond their ability
even an outstanding person becomes inferior when getting old
even an outstanding person becomes inferior when getting old
yearling; one-year-old horse; first menstruation; sanitary napkin used during first menstruation
even an unruly horse can be tamed
even an unruly horse can be tamed
horse that bites people; biter
to go from (using, etc.) something bad to something good; (lit.) to change (from riding) a cow to (riding) a horse
go players and bird keepers are idiots (both activities demand a lot of time)
go players and bird keepers are idiots (both activities demand a lot of time)
bakappana (type of hanafuda game)
bakappana (type of hanafuda game)
fools fall easily for flattery; (lit.) fools and smoke rise to great heights
stop talking nonsense; don't be ridiculous; give me a break
good track; firm track; fast track
black scraper fish (Novodon modestus)
black scraper fish (Novodon modestus)
foolproof; idiot-proof; point-and-shoot (camera)
Tricholoma bakamatsutake (mushroom); false matsutake
mountain zebra (Equus zebra)
mountain zebra (Equus zebra)
Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi)
Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi)
Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi)
Tsushima marten (Martes melampus tsuensis, a subspecies of the Japanese marten)
pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)
thrips (any insect of order Thysanoptera); thrip
Parafontaria laminata (species of millipede)
Tectus maximus (species of top shell)
Tectus maximus (species of top shell)
plains zebra (Equus quagga)
Przewalski's horse (Equus ferus przewalskii); Dzungarian horse
Burchell's zebra (Equus quagga burchellii)
Shirouma shrew (Sorex hosonoi shiroumanus)
African wild ass (Equus africanus)
Whitmania pigra (species of leech)
date shell (Lithophaga curta); date mussel
black medic (Medicago lupulina); black hay; black nonsuch; blackweed
great seahorse (Hippocampus kelloggi); Kellogg's seahorse; offshore seahorse