the other day; a few days ago
hunting ground; hunting preserve
arm; skill; efforts; ability
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
all eyes; public attention
to collect; to assemble; to gather
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
never ceasing; never ending
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
river; stream; River; the ... river
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
two (long cylindrical things)
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
agricultural land; farmland
income; receipts; revenue
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
successive generations; successive emperors
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of