to take the lead;  to lead a group;  to be in the vanguard
 exemplar;  model;  example;  pattern
 slope;  slanting surface;  bevel
 supple;  flexible;  elastic;  graceful;  elegant;  refined
 whip;  lash;  scourge;  stick;  cane;  rod
 to get on a horse;  to mount a horse
 step;  stair;  grade;  rank;  counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.);  dan
 street;  quarter;  district;  area
 to jump over;  to clear;  to walk over (someone)
 horse;  horse racing;  promoted bishop
 to lose one's footing;  to slip
 samurai on horseback;  (medieval) knight
 ditch;  drain;  groove;  tread;  gap (between people, countries, etc.);  gulf
 to get dirty;  to become dirty;  to become sullied;  to become corrupted;  to lose one's chastity
 head;  chief;  merit;  strong point;  superiority;  major
 (musical) conductor;  commander;  leader;  director
 green;  greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
 magic;  witchcraft;  sorcery;  spell
 messenger;  police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods);  klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
 to swing one's arms greatly while walking;  to act freely;  to be brazen
 spreading one's legs wide apart;  straddle;  long stride;  big steps;  thigh-scooping body drop
 plain;  field;  hidden (structural) member;  wild;  lacking a political post
 right;  right-hand side;  afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing);  foregoing;  forgoing
 order;  command;  decree;  (software) instruction;  statement
 to obey (an order, law, etc.);  to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.);  to follow (a person);  to accompany;  to go alongside (e.g. a river);  to follow (e.g. a sign)
 precisely;  exactly;  plumb;  damn;  stupid;  cursed
 to step on;  to tread on;  to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil);  to stand on;  to experience;  to undergo;  to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
 to threaten;  to menace;  to intimidate;  to startle;  to frighten;  to scare
 to obey;  to submit to;  to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.);  to go into (mourning);  to observe;  to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
 one's own strength or effort;  (by) oneself
 satisfaction;  pride;  one's strong point;  one's forte;  regular customer;  regular client
 nursing;  nurse;  attending;  attendant;  entertainer
 topic;  subject;  rumor;  talk;  tale;  story
 to sharpen;  to hone;  to wash (rice);  to scour;  to polish
 without;  unacceptable;  not alright;  unsatisfactory
 coach (horse-drawn);  carriage;  wagon;  cart
 to order;  to command;  to appoint
 flower;  blossom;  cherry blossom;  beauty;  blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms);  ikebana;  hanafuda