to get on a horse; to mount a horse
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki); Chinese persimmon; kaki
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
polish (jewels); cultivation
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
tendency; trend; inclination
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
that is to say; so that means
large fan-shaped object held by an attendant and used to conceal the face of a noble, etc.
and then; and so; and; so then
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
distance from the seam in the back of a kimono to the end of the sleeve
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
rational; rational (number or function)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
Japan and Russia; Russo-Japanese
military campaign; battle; war
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
war; fighting; fierce competition
two times; twice; two degrees
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
summer airing (of clothes)
pessimism; disappointment