to get on a horse; to mount a horse
look; glance; (at first) sight
deciding by oneself; taking it for granted (that ...); assuming
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be dejected; to be exhausted; to be tired out
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
importance; emphasis; stress
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
assertion; declaration; affirmation
adoption; acceptance; confiscation; midwifery; midwife
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
uneducated; ignorant; illiterate; arhat; person who has attained nirvana
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
public works; public-works projects; public utilities
medical treatment; medical care
thawing of snow; thaw; thaw (in relations)
in general; overall; generally
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to cram (into a box, bag, etc.); to pack; to drive (someone) into a corner; to push to the edge; to put in a nutshell; to make succinct
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to work; to labor; to labour; to put to work; to make (someone) work
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
contradiction; inconsistency
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking