charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
when it becomes; when it comes to
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
horses 4 or more years old (usu. in racing)
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
Arima Kinen (Arima Commemorative); major 2500m race for 3yo thoroughbred horses
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
three; three years of age
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)