enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
brushwork; handling of one's brush; command of one's pen; penmanship
paintings and calligraphic works
lines of the palm; aptitude; handwriting; apt move (in a go or shogi game); standard method
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
of course; certainly; naturally
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
that; the matter in question
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
it is not (like that) either
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to hide; to keep to oneself
that day; the very same day
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
than; from; out of; except; but; more
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
many; a lot; much; multitude
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
court ladies' residence (in the inner Heian Palace)