horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
choices; alternatives; options
forgetting; lapse of memory
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
influence; effect; impact
directly; in person; firsthand
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
bumping into (each other)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
unable to resist; unable to suppress
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
correction; revision; amendment
sympathy; compassion; pity
merger; (presenting a) united front
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
semi-erection; half-boner
staring at; gazing at; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
secret; private; surreptitious
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead