to weaken (of willpower, solidarity, etc.); to lose one's edge; to become less tense; to become lax (of discipline, rules, etc.)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to show one's age (e.g. to start creaking at the joints); to wear out (e.g. machinery)
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
recently; lately; these days
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); -ing
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
(on) horseback; riding a horse
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to ride side by side; to walk side by side; to go together; to join forces; to work together; (lit.) to line up horses' bits
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
coquetry; flirtatiousness
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
to get on well (with someone); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse
black hair; black-haired horse
surely (not); certainly (not)
free-loader; hanger-on; parasite; house guest
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
(in the same way) as before; as always
one's person; around one's person
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
sound of voice; vocal sound
water's edge; waterside; shore; before coming ashore; before entering the country; (at the) border
horses 4 or more years old (usu. in racing)
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
bowl; pot; (plant) pot; flowerpot; crown (of the head); skull
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
studhorse; stallion; breeding horse
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
to say; to be pleased to say
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
leather; tanned animal hide; suede; kanji "tanned leather" radical (radical 178)