to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver
looking depressed; long face
whispering into a person's ear
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
convenient; handy; useful
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
refinement; elegance; grace
while studying; presently studying
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so
yearned for; longed for; missed
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
elegant; graceful; refined
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
favourite horse; favorite horse
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
to play around (of a cat, dog, etc.); to frisk; to gambol; to frolic