the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to cook (esp. grains such as rice, by boiling); to finish cooking
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
joint together; opposite; facing
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
head; lead; vanguard; first
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to be needed; to be wanted
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
preservation; retainment; keeping
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something