daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
horsemanship; equestrian art; (art of) riding
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
for the first time in one's life
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
serious; not joking; straight
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
decision; determination; resolution
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)