horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
-off (price reduction); discount; -coated; -plated
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to be kind to; to treat kindly
(clenched) fist; knuckles
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
right side; right-hand side
right beside; close to; nearby
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to have no chance (of succeeding)
plan; scheme; stratagem; trick; trap; plot
for today; for the time being
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
innumerable; countless; numberless
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something