example; simile; metaphor; allegory
greater than ...; bigger ...
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
mediator; manager; caretaker
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
riding together; riding with
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
commuting to school; school commute
vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
before the gate; in front of the gate
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
rotary; roundabout; traffic circle; rotary; rotating
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
stairs; stairway; staircase