hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
inactive; slow; sluggish; slack; low tone; undertone
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
longed-for; anxiously awaited
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
sickroom; hospital room; ward
pontoon bridge; floating bridge; bridge (of a ship)
colonization; colonisation
sun; saint; San (people); son
variety of court dance (Nara period)
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full; corpulent
to peel; to skin; to pare
request; invitation; privilege in criminal law given to nobles of the fifth rank or above (ritsuryo system)
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
remaining; left-over; excess
(another's) daughter; young lady
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
personal appearance and physique; person's appearance and physique giving a feeling of respectable character
to be conspicuous; to stand out
traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)