quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
crops; agricultural produce
early spring; beginning of spring; first month of the lunar calendar
season (for fruit, seafood, etc.); best time of the year (for); in vogue; popular; hot
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
large tree; big tree; huge tree
welcome; (warm) reception
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm
body and soul; mind and body
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
to die by drowning; to drown
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
cultivation of aesthetic sensibility; education in good taste
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
bathing; going in the bath
their Majesties the Emperor and Empress
harmonious (couple, family, etc.); happy; affectionate; friendly; intimate
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
loss of (self-)confidence; inferiority complex
heaps of corpses all around