to make a copy; to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
mock cavalry battle; piggyback fight
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
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
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; luxuriant (vegetation)
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
to amuse oneself; to make merry
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
persistence; single-mindedness
one flower; one wheel; (arch.) full moon
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
by (indicating means of action); as (a group, etc.); indicates patient of a causative expression; acts as a connective; adds emphasis; and then
towel blanket; terry-cloth blanket
to get help; to enlist aid
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement