hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
such ... as; or some such
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
favourite horse; favorite horse
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
river; stream; River; the ... river
legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
boulder (esp. in free climbing)
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
showing one's face in public; facing another person
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
camping; campground; making camp
5th day of the month; five days
2nd day of the month; two days
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than