(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
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
gradually; slowly but steadily
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
dozens; scores of; decades
authenticity; credibility
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to continue to do; to persist in doing
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to hang one's head; to droop one's head