taste; liking; preference
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
the very best; excellent; superb
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
the reason is ...; it is because ...
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
old man; venerable gentleman
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
dapple gray (horse coat color); dapple grey
series of battles; successive battles
dapple-grey (gray) (horse coat colour)
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
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
chestnut (horse coat color)
shafts (attached to the yoke of a cart, plow, etc.)
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to shirk one's duties; to be idle; to play truant; to come loose; to come undone; to get untied
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
half the body; half length
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
with a click; with a snap
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy