horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
heel (of a shoe); heel; bad guy; player of villain roles
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
temporary; transitory; short-lived
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances