making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
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
large circle; great circle
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
memories; recollections; reminiscence
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
camel; camel (cloth); cloth made from camel hair; camel (color); light yellowish brown
respect; reverence; veneration
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
seducer; tempter; temptress; enticer; charmer; betrayer
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to keep away; to keep at a distance
pollution; contamination; corruption; graft
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
brilliant; bright; radiant
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well