horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
(clenched) fist; knuckles
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to sell off; to dispose of
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
this; our; right; justice; checking account
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to become better; to improve
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
by all means; at all costs
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
treasury; treasure house; storehouse; treasure trove; rich source (of)
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
with a whack; with a thump; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; vacantly; blankly
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to get between; to be caught in
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
to this extent; to this degree; this much; this little
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser