to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
subterranean drain; culvert; conduit
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
innermost depths of one's heart
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
favourite horse; favorite horse
chestnut (horse coat color)
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
by force of circumstance; in the circumstances; given the circumstances
having gone too far to turn back