to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
small hill; low hill; hillock
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
primeval forest; virgin forest
be (that) as it may; having said that
sense of smell; olfaction
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
direct control; direct supervision
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
from the viewpoint of; according to
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
groin; thigh; crotch; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
(one's) handling of the reins; how well one controls things
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose