horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to wring the neck; to strangle
of all things (days, etc.)
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
intimacy; sexual intercourse
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
to thrust before; to thrust at
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
those (near the second person)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
age thirty; one's thirties