hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
one day; (on) a certain day
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
leaving everything up to someone else
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
household economy; housekeeping; homemaking
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
time; season; period; phase; stage
to mark the end; to spell the end
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
(of a woman) divorcing and moving back in with her parents; (of an employee) leaving a position only to return to it later; (of a ship) leaving from and returning to the same port
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
at that time; in those days
(medical) doctor; physician
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
to be doing; to be in the process of doing