the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
Konjaku Monogatarishū (abbr) (31-volume collection of stories written during the late Heian period); The Tale of Konjaku
complete cure; radical cure; complete recovery
with a bang (clash, bump)
3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
lintel (lacking the grooves needed for a sliding door)
small horse; pony; foal; colt; filly
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
righteousness; justice; right
male and female (animals); the two sexes; victory and defeat; strengths and weaknesses
distinction; differentiation; classification
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to creep about; to crawl around
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
addition; increase; Canada