horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to establish; to formulate
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to bring; to take; to bring about
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
sick person; patient; invalid
wounded person; injured person
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
reality; actuality; hard fact
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
little finger; pinky; little toe
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
heart; guts; nerve; central part
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
isolation; being alone; being friendless
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to form a circle; to move in a circle; (lit.) to draw a circle