to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
exemplar; model; example; pattern
slope; slanting surface; bevel
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
street; quarter; district; area
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to lose one's footing; to slip
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
nursing; nurse; attending; attendant; entertainer
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to order; to command; to appoint
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda