horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
toppling sideways; turning sideways; falling over sideways; barrel roll
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
simultaneous; all at once
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
fine product; masterpiece
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
power; might; authority; influence
documentary evidence; documentation
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
to have a guilty conscience; to have (something) lie heavy on one's conscience
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice