general idea; concept; notion
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
legend; folklore; tradition
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
deadly serious; deadly earnest
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
human intellect; knowledge
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
upper half of the body; upper body
lower half of the body; nether parts
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
forcibly; by force; against one's will
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
six (long cylindrical things)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider