horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
(arch.) youth; (arch.) freshness; good omen; Sweden; Switzerland
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
being on stage without respite; performing continuously; staying out the entire time; being in attendance continuously (e.g. at a meeting)
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
arm; skill; efforts; ability
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to have a long life; to live a long time
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
beyond this point; from now on; after this
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
don't you think?; indicates question
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
Universal Studios Japan (theme park in Osaka)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
breathing of a sleeping person
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
middle of the night; dead of night
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)