horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
form; shape; figure; morph
in one's own way or style
large build; large pattern
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to pair up; to form a pair; to mate; to copulate; (arch.) to fix (an arrow to the string); (arch.) to place outriders on the left and right
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
matter of time; question of time
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute
with a friendly grin; smilingly
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to approach; to draw near
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
bombing (shelling) the wrong target; (be killed by) friendly fire
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to take a breath; to take a short rest
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
baby talk; baby language; babbling
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern