looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
clever; bright; smart; intelligent
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
ten; 10; ten years of age
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead
vulva; female genitals; female genital area
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
to brighten; to grow light
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
horsemanship; equestrian art; (art of) riding
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
being immersed in work; working non-stop; being swamped with work; being up to one's ears in work
honorific/polite/humble prefix
groin; thigh; crotch; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker