horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
classic example; classic case; textbook example; representative example; typical case
danger; peril; hazard; risk
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
psychological depiction of a literary character
tedious; verbose; wordy; redundancy
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
alternately; by turns; one after the other
ending a sentence with a noun or noun phrase
godan verb; type 1 verb; consonant-stem verb; u-verb