horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to squeeze; to bind; to wring; to screw in (e.g. a bulb)
to pour oil on (something); to anoint with oil; to turn up; to add fuel (e.g. to a dispute); to rev up
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
(act of) violence; vicious crime; murder
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to break a dam; to burst out
to expire; to die; to draw one's last breath
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
pillar of fire; blazing column
becoming turbid; becoming muddy; becoming muddled (of thoughts, senses, etc.); growing dim (of consciousness); disorder; chaos
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to dart away; to dart off; to gallop away
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
railroad track; rail line
to run up to; to rush over
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
to bury; to embed; to implant
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
mounted bandit (esp. in north-east China from the end of the Qing dynasty)
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
(on) horseback; riding a horse
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
Wood Boar (12th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1935, 1995, 2055)
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
square (of a number); multiplying (a number) by itself; second power
way (of doing); manner; method; means