horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
acceleration; speeding up
to order; to command; to appoint
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
having two horses draw (e.g. a carriage); two-horse-drawn carriage
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
arrival of goods; goods received
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
situation (turn of events) being unfavorable (disadvantageous)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
rope; cord; policeman's rope
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to become senile; to show signs of decline; to lose one's edge; to lose one's touch; to lose one's astuteness
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
eradication; extermination; destruction; suppression
to become better; to improve
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals