equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to beat vigorously; to rain strikes upon someone; to tan someone's hide; to mercilessly pummel; to beat the daylights out of
single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
succeeding; following; trailing; next
questions and answers; dialogue
overall height; distance from the ground to the highest point of an object
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
flight; desertion; escape
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
out of range; outside the limits (of...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
man and horse; rider and horse; centaur
to breathe out; to exhale
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
ague; intermittent fever; the shakes; malarial fever (old name)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling