to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
Emishi; Ezo; non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
horse riding; horseback riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
serious damage; heavy damage; being wrecked; thrashing (an opponent); crushing; giving a drubbing
person from the provinces; person living outside major metropolitan areas
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
how many years; how long; what year
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
to get a (driver's) license
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
such; this sort of; like this
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
to grow up; to become an adult
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
inside (a region, area, etc.); within the range (of); within the sphere (of influence, etc.)
and then; and so; and; so then
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict