riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
target area (e.g. archery); range (e.g. rifle, firing)
path; lane; small diameter; small radius
whiz (e.g. projectile through air); swoosh; whoosh; whistling sound
person with a head for business
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
something small; something petty; trifle
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
tea-ceremony arbor; tea-ceremony arbour
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
Suō (former province located in the southeast of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan); sappanwood dye (red in colour); layered colour (light brown on the front, dark red beneath)
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
free-loader; hanger-on; parasite; house guest
initiation into an art or discipline
to dry up; to scab; to be poisoned (with lacquer); (arch.) to waste away
recommendation; referral; endorsement
support; backing; patronage
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
to carry over; to carry forward; to keep (for later); to defer
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone