horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
briskly; quickly; promptly
major cleanup; spring cleaning
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
physical work; manual labour (labor)
airing of clothes, hanging scrolls, etc. (to prevent damage from insects and mould)
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
sleeping together in a huddle
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
after a long time; for the first time in a while
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
admiration; wonder; astonishment
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
although; though; despite the fact that ...
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
good-for-nothing; scapegrace; nuisance; trouble
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
plump; chubby; voluptuous
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age
pregnancy; conception; gestation