horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to care for someone; to look after someone
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
pulsation; pulsatory motion
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to fall down; to fall over; to roll; to tumble; (arch.) (for a geisha) to prostitute (herself) in secret
change; transformation; inversion
to run about trying to escape
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
to step over or across; to overcome
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake