horse riding; horseback riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
diligent; hardworking; healthy; well; faithful; honest
one or two; a few; small number
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
story; tale; talk; discussion
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
fixed time; regular time; scheduled time; fixed period; scheduled period
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
second (unit of time); arc second
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
the front; honest; upright; decent
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)