to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
weak point; unskillfulness
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to be embarrassed; to lose face
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to be able to manage somehow or another
going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
in a day; in a brief space of time
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
light; easy; non-serious; minor
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to become loose; to slacken; to soften
breeding; raising; rearing
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best