slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
chorus; singing in a chorus
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
beyond that point; after that
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to happen to meet; to come across
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
standby; preparation; arrangement
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
internal (e.g. disk); built-in; equipped (with)
magic; sorcery; incantation
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
in this way; thus; such; uh...
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
rancher; cattleman; person who owns or runs a ranch
horsemanship; equestrian art; (art of) riding
difference; variation; difference
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...