horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to find out; to discover; to locate
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
chapter one; first chapter
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)