idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
moron; idiot; stupid person
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
white horse; unrefined sake
person of doubtful origin
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
great physical power; animal strength
favourite horse; favorite horse
arms and cavalry; troops; war; military affairs
horsepower; hp; energy; vitality; horse-drawn cart
man and horse; rider and horse; centaur
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback; going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
horsemanship; equestrian art; (art of) riding
tomfoolery; monkey business
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
horseplay; fooling around
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
Minister of War (Zhou-dynasty China)
Gunma prefecture (Kanto area)
restive horse; runaway horse; out of control horse
knight on a white horse; Prince Charming
over-fond parent; doting parent
wooden horse; rocking horse; vaulting horse; horse used in gymnastics; the horse (ancient torture device that one was forced to straddle with rocks hanging from the feet)
votive picture (originally of horse)
splendid horse; promoted bishop
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
Tsushima (former province located on Tsushima Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture); Tsushima (island)
mock cavalry battle; piggyback fight
stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate; stalking horse; spoiler
extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter
(horse-drawn) cab; gharry; fiacre
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
horse tack; horse gear; harness
pommel horse; side horse; saddled horse
covered wagon; prairie schooner
stable boy; stable hand; groom
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
a rival horse or candidate
knight; keima (in go); knight's move; stone placed at a knight's jump from another stone of the same color
stupid girl; stupid woman
betting ticket; betting slip
ridiculously; unusually; exceptionally
packhorse; workhorse; hack
minor or untalented actor (relegated to roles such as the legs of a stage horse)
anybody can look good with the right clothes; clothes make the man; fine feathers make fine birds; (lit.) clothes on a packhorse driver
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
box-shaped (horse-drawn) carriage
studhorse; stallion; breeding horse
Hayagriva; Horsehead (tantric Buddhist deity)
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
someone (something) not to be trifled with
one who knows little often repeats it
small horse; pony; foal; colt; filly
seahorse; sea horse; hippocampus; walrus
splendid horse; promoted bishop
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to follow suit; to imitate or follow someone blindly; to ride on someone's back; to ride someone's coattails; to take advantage (e.g. of another's popularity)
stilts (for walking); hobby horse
small horse; pony; foal; colt; filly
utter indifference; talking to the wall; praying to deaf ears
rumor; rumour; gossip; speculation; irresponsible criticism; hearsay
overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault
equestrian tribe; equestrian people
foolish face; stupid look on one's face
betting ticket with a payout of at least 100 times
unruly horse; unmanageable horse; unbroken horse
runaway horse; galloping horse
long thin face; Black Scraper (fish)
to side with the winner; to ride (someone's) coattails; to get on the bandwagon
to be shrewd; to be sharp; to keep your wits about you; (lit.) to pluck out the eye of a live horse
ridiculously expensive; stupidly expensive
to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)
someone (something) not to be trifled with
battle standard raised next to the horse of a commander
ridged wooden bench used in SM practices (and in the Edo period for torturing female prisoners)
owner of a horse (esp. racehorse); registered owner (of a racehorse)
childhood friend; old playmate
Yamataikoku; historical Japanese state thought to have existed during the late Yayoi period
preaching to the deaf; (lit.) reading the nenbutsu into a horse's ear
racing form; racing (news)paper
horse's legs; stage actor who plays the role of a horse's legs
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
meathead; muscle head; person who is obsessed with bodybuilding
white knight; knight in shining armor
small horse; pony; foal; colt; filly
long roofed passageway (originally having an earthen floor and used as a bridle path)
untamed horse; unbroken horse; wild horse; bronco
stop talking nonsense; don't be ridiculous; give me a break
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
stupid idiot; total moron
kumis (fermented mare's milk); kumiss; koumiss
mounted bandit (esp. historically in NE China from the end of the Qing dynasty)
the future is unpredictable; inscrutable are the ways of heaven; the irony of fate
fool; someone beneath one's contempt
herd of horses; pack of horses (in a race)
long horse (for vaulting)
anti-cavalry palisade (Sengoku period)
zanbatō; long-handled Chinese anti-cavalry sword
disk-shaped pad for pressing paper when making a print from a wood block; rubbing pad; baren
inscrutable are the ways of heaven; fortune is unpredictable and changeable
genre of Heian-period Japanese court music (primarily consisting of gagaku-styled folk melodies)
rendering what little service one can
cattle or horse trader; good judge of horses or cattle
coach and four; four horse coach
crossing water with a horse
jousting match; joust; tournament (medieval)
(having experienced) many battles
hung like a horse; big-dicked
buttocks of a horse being ridden or followed; blind imitation
morin khuur (stringed musical instrument of Mongolian origin); matouqin
Hayagriva (manifestation of Avalokitesvara with an ornament in the shape of a horse's head)
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
Japanese andromeda (Pieris japonica); lily-of-the-valley
Kurama tengu; the tengu of Mount Kurama
horse-headed and ox-headed demons in the Buddhist hell
anybody can look good with the right clothes; clothes make the man; fine feathers make fine birds; (lit.) clothes on a packhorse driver
orchestra present at Japanese festival; festival music (may be sung from a festival float)
bucking horse; unmanageable horse
to flash before one's eyes (of memories, etc.)
dark-colored horse with a lustrous coat (coloured); white horse
Cynanchum caudatum (species of swallowwort)
to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)
long strips of decorative paper or leather attached to a matoi
ornately decorated horse used in processions of dignitaries; horse led by a rope
new horse; unbroken horse; remount
selling like mad; selling like hotcakes; flying off the shelves
horses owned; horse owned
to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)
once a fool, always a fool; (lit.) idiots will only be cured when they die
stable boy; stable hand; groom
horses 4 or more years old (usu. in racing)
horsehair; horse hair; hair from mane and tail used for brushes and string instrument bows
person who is ignorant outside his field
there's but a fine line between genius and insanity
stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate; stalking horse; spoiler
unruly horse; unmanageable horse; unbroken horse
honesty doesn't pay; life is unfair
dogs and horses; one's humble self
armored horse; strong horse; wind chime; motorcycle
to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)
hack; inferior horse; inferior person; incapable person
a foolish child is more precious
ornately decorated horse used in processions of dignitaries; horse led by a rope
do not shoot straight for the top; he that would the daughter win, must with the mother first begin; (lit.) if you want to shoot the general, first shoot his horse
racing tip; racing prediction
stallion (e.g. in horse breeding)
terracotta army (clay figurines found near the mausoleum of the first Qin emperor in China); terracotta warriors and horses
pommel horse; side horse; saddled horse
horse racing operated by the Japan Racing Association
ban'ei; form of horse racing in which draft horses pull heavy sleds up sand ramps
winner of Japan's three main horse races
variety of long, columnar daikon; Nerima daikon
constant travelling; constant traveling; being on the move; restless wandering
horse botfly (Gasterophilus intestinalis)
(game of) leapfrog; leapfrogging
autumn comes with harvest time and clear weather; (lit.) autumn with the sky clear and blue, and horses growing stout
heavy eating and drinking; gorging and swilling; drinking like a cow and eating like a horse
person who is book smart but lacking in common sense; person who is book smart but street dumb
a born fool is never cured; (lit.) there is no medicine for fools
simpleton; dimwit; sluggard
bill collector for the night's entertainment; followers
point along a (mountain) pass beyond which a horse cannot travel
cheval de frise; portable anti-cavalry frame
shrine building where votive picture tablets are hung
battle standard raised next to the horse of a commander
stupid idiot; total moron
Sagittarius (9th zodiacal sign); the Archer
it is hard to keep one's worldly desires and passions in check
drinking like a fish and eat like a horse; eating mountains of food and drink oceans of liquor
riding horse; saddle horse
traditional horse-racing; originally two horses head-to-head or ten at a time, esp. May 5 event at Kamigamo shrine
bill collector for the night's entertainment; followers
horse training or breaking
ridiculously good reception; being extremely well-received
dusky thrush (Turdus naumanni)
to catch 'the stupid' (e.g. from talking to stupid people, watching mindless TV, etc.)
municipally operated horse racing
good actor who is inept in all other matters; demon for acting who is utterly indifferent to all other concerns; skilled actor who knows little of life; person who excels in one occupation (profession) but lacks simple common sense
poor taste (in food); unsophisticated palate
being just before one is generous
Tajima cow (breed of black Wagyu cattle); Tajima cattle
camel cricket (Diestrammena apicalis); camelback cricket; cave cricket; spider cricket
loading a horse with passengers or baggage; driving a horse into a pen; Hexacentrus japonicus (species of katydid); Hexacentrus unicolor (species of katydid)
to have aged without having accomplished anything
a daimyo's (mounted) guards or retainers
rough cardboard made from straw; (arch.) low-grade paper (used as a lining)
show jumping (equestrian event)
easy; simple; (lit.) even if you're an idiot or a simpleton
Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus); northern sea lion
soft track; yielding track; muddy track
caravan (e.g. of Hui Muslims in China)
horse oil; extract of horse subcutaneous fat, used in cosmetics and traditional medicine
sophistry; sophism; false syllogism
horse doctor; horse veterinarian
skilled engineer (mechanic) who is clumsy in all other matters; person who gets a great kick out of tinkering with anything mechanical
hopeful (promising or strong) candidate
illegal bookie; unlicensed bookmaker
basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus)
kanji "horse" radical at left
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
(lit.) stupid people don't catch colds
Sargassum fulvellum (species of edible brown alga)
disk-shaped pad for pressing paper when making a print from a wood block; rubbing pad; baren
everything comes in handy when used correctly; use the right tools for the right job; (lit.) fools and (blunt) scissors have to be used in the right way
preaching to the deaf; (lit.) wind (blowing) into a horse's ear
traditional horse-racing; originally two horses head-to-head or ten at a time, esp. May 5 event at Kamigamo shrine
washtub for horses; horse tub
shrine building where votive picture tablets are hung
horse doctor; horse veterinarian
Mactra chinensis (species of trough shell)
Chagu Chagu Horse Festival (of Iwate Prefecture); small wooden horse toy with bells on its neck (made in Iwate Prefecture)
wild horse; unmanageable horse
broodmare (horse breeding)
birds of a feather flock together; don't mix your horses with your cows
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
person of doubtful origin
birds of a feather flock together; horses work best together; don't mix your horses with your cows
yearling; one-year-old horse
power loading; weight per horsepower
a born fool is never cured; (lit.) there is no medicine for fools
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
archery, horsemanship, spearsmanship, and swordsmanship; martial arts in general
riding a horse so skillfully that it appears as if man and horse have become one
pond skater (any insect of family Gerridae); water strider
horse-carrying military ship
Sargassum fulvellum (species of edible brown alga)
dead horse; stupid horse; useless horse; crowbait
dark-colored horse with a lustrous coat (coloured); white horse
buttercup (Ranunculus japonicus)
fishing enthusiast; fishing nut
pons asinorum (hurdle to learning)
camel cricket (Diestrammena apicalis); camelback cricket; cave cricket; spider cricket
traditional horse-racing; originally two horses head-to-head or ten at a time, esp. May 5 event at Kamigamo shrine
Yamataikoku; historical Japanese state thought to have existed during the late Yayoi period
trust the judgement of the experienced; (lit.) an old horse won't forget the way
Kiso horse (Japanese indigenous horse breed); kisouma
eventing (equestrian event)
carfare; fare; transportation expenses
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
eared seal (esp. the California sea lion, Zalophus californianus); sea lion
walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)
battle standard raised next to the horse of a commander
toothed medick (Medicago polymorpha); hairy medick; bur clover; white clover (Trifolium repens)
toothed medick (Medicago polymorpha); hairy medick; bur clover; white clover (Trifolium repens)
Siebold's dragonfly (Anotogaster sieboldii); jumbo dragonfly
orchestra present at Japanese festival; festival music (may be sung from a festival float)
to flash before one's eyes (of memories, etc.)
horse botfly (Gasterophilus intestinalis)
ban'ei; form of horse racing in which draft horses pull heavy sleds up sand ramps
everything comes in handy when used correctly; use the right tools for the right job; (lit.) fools and (blunt) scissors have to be used in the right way
(game of) leapfrog; leapfrogging
Mactra chinensis (species of trough shell)
bill collector for the night's entertainment; followers
Amur leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis euptilurus); Tsushima leopard cat
pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
eastern purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea); purple coneflower
clearance hole (hole for a bolt, screw, etc., which is large enough to allow the thread, etc. to pass through)
buttercup (Ranunculus japonicus)
buttercup (Ranunculus japonicus)
buttercup (Ranunculus japonicus)
epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus spp.)
equine influenza; horse flu
riding a horse so skillfully that it appears as if man and horse have become one
Kiso horse (Japanese indigenous horse breed); kisouma
Chollima; winged horse of East Asian mythologies
Chagu Chagu Horse Festival (of Iwate Prefecture); small wooden horse toy with bells on its neck (made in Iwate Prefecture)
crestfish (Lophotus capellei); unicornfish
common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus); common buzzard (Buteo buteo)
trust the judgement of the experienced; (lit.) an old horse won't forget the way
stupidity barrier; stupidity as an obstacle to coming to a mutual understanding
Omphalius pfeifferi pfeifferi (subspecies of top shell)
someone whose kanji-writing ability has suffered due to overreliance on the kana-to-kanji conversion systems used to input Japanese text on a computer
even a fool has one talent
Equuleus (constellation); the Colt
(being unable to control) one's worldly desires and passions
overdone politeness; polite to a fault; feigned politeness
archery, horsemanship, spearsmanship, and swordsmanship; martial arts in general
honest and straightforward to a fault
the passage of people and horses; coming and going of people and horses
Wu-dynasty reading of Chinese characters
broodmare (horse breeding)
glanders (contagious disease of horses)
Hexacentrus japonicus (species of katydid); Hexacentrus unicolor (species of katydid)
Pieris japonica; Hime Lily of the valley bush; andromeda
Pieris japonica; fukurin; Lily of the valley bush; andromeda
you can't judge someone until you've spent time with them; you can't judge something until you've tried it; (lit.) judge a man by living with him, and try a horse by riding him
you can't judge someone until you've spent time with them; you can't judge something until you've tried it; (lit.) judge a man by living with him, and try a horse by riding him
post horse; horses used in the post-station system of old Japan
building for observing horse racing, horseback archery, etc. (sometimes specifically that used by the emperor on the greater palace grounds)
building for observing horse racing, horseback archery, etc. (sometimes specifically that used by the emperor on the greater palace grounds)
metric horsepower (approx. 735W); PS
French horse-power; metric horsepower
starting gate; starting stalls
low geta (once used when cleaning the garden)
Przewalski's horse (Equus ferus przewalskii); Dzungarian horse
horse armor; horse armour
horse armor; horse armour
playing on equal terms; having no handicap for either player; being evenly matched
alfalfa (Medicago sativa); alphalpha; lucerne
prune your plum trees, but not your cherry trees
ogeima (in go); large knight's move
doing something on one's own without another's help
doing something on one's own without another's help
mare used for breeding; brood mare
you can't judge someone until you've spent time with them; you can't judge something until you've tried it; (lit.) try a horse by riding him, and judge a man by living with him
you can't judge someone until you've spent time with them; you can't judge something until you've tried it; (lit.) try a horse by riding him, and judge a man by living with him
great men have eccentricities; fine horses have quirks
learn to crawl before you learn to walk; (lit.) until you ride a horse, ride a cow
madiao (Chinese playing cards); ma diao
madiao (Chinese playing cards); ma diao
longeing rein; lungeing rein; rein used to guide horse in circles
I don't fall for flattery; (lit.) (I'm) not so stupid that being called "sensei" (makes me feel good)
to work hard; to keep one's nose to the grindstone; (lit.) to whip a jaded horse; to make someone do what is beyond their ability
even an outstanding person becomes inferior when getting old
even an outstanding person becomes inferior when getting old
yearling; one-year-old horse; first menstruation; sanitary napkin used during first menstruation
even an unruly horse can be tamed
even an unruly horse can be tamed
horse that bites people; biter
to go from (using, etc.) something bad to something good; (lit.) to change (from riding) a cow to (riding) a horse
go players and bird keepers are idiots (both activities demand a lot of time)
go players and bird keepers are idiots (both activities demand a lot of time)
bakappana (type of hanafuda game)
bakappana (type of hanafuda game)
fools fall easily for flattery; (lit.) fools and smoke rise to great heights
stop talking nonsense; don't be ridiculous; give me a break
good track; firm track; fast track
black scraper fish (Novodon modestus)
black scraper fish (Novodon modestus)
foolproof; idiot-proof; point-and-shoot (camera)
Tricholoma bakamatsutake (mushroom); false matsutake
mountain zebra (Equus zebra)
mountain zebra (Equus zebra)
Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi)
Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi)
Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi)
Tsushima marten (Martes melampus tsuensis, a subspecies of the Japanese marten)
pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)
thrips (any insect of order Thysanoptera); thrip
Parafontaria laminata (species of millipede)
Tectus maximus (species of top shell)
Tectus maximus (species of top shell)
plains zebra (Equus quagga)
Przewalski's horse (Equus ferus przewalskii); Dzungarian horse
Burchell's zebra (Equus quagga burchellii)
Shirouma shrew (Sorex hosonoi shiroumanus)
African wild ass (Equus africanus)
Whitmania pigra (species of leech)
date shell (Lithophaga curta); date mussel
black medic (Medicago lupulina); black hay; black nonsuch; blackweed
great seahorse (Hippocampus kelloggi); Kellogg's seahorse; offshore seahorse