horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
clop clop; rumble rumble; sound of something being boiled
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
fast walking; semi-jogging
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
each house; every house; many houses
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
else; in addition; besides
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly