historical materials; historical records; historical sources; archives
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
traditional Japanese dance
contest between different schools (of fencing, etc.)
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
birds of a feather flock together
how; in what way; circumstances
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
day (as in holiday); daytime
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
commencing with; including
clear writing; specification
chocolate bar; bar of chocolate
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
mime; dumb show; silent drama; pantomime
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts