riding together; riding with
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)
control; check; restraint; inhibition
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
having gone too far to turn back
to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
"bird-in-the-cage" children's game
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
by sheer strength; by brute force
according to plan; as planned; on target
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
timidity; cowardice; prudence; pedantry
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
ohajiki; traditional Japanese children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces made of coloured glass or plastic
change of course; route change; direction change
slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder