horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
build; physique; frame; constitution
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
full view; plain sight; completely visible
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to spit out all around; to vomit all around; to spew out (e.g. dirty language)
cheap lodging (especially in a skid row area or slum); flophouse
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
unable to do one's work; can't get anything done
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
watchful waiting; careful supervision
existence; being; presence
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
witnessing; observing; sighting
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
bento; Japanese box lunch
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye