charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
getting back to the subject at hand, ...; (but) to return to the main topic, ...; so much for digressions, ...
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
when it becomes; when it comes to
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
horses 4 or more years old (usu. in racing)
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
Takarazuka Kinen (GI 2200m turf race for 3yo and up horses)
Arima Kinen (Arima Commemorative; major 2500m race for 3yo thoroughbred horses)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
three; three years of age
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
starting (a machine, engine, etc.); starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out