enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
3rd day of the month; three days
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
while moving; on the move
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
choices; alternatives; options
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
offense and defense; offence and defence
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
too (much); overly; excessively
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience