matter of taste

liked, favorite

fondness, favor, favour

freely; as much as one wants

like to / enjoy / be fond of

the direction the sun is shining / a sunny spot or place

日向(ひなた)に氷(こおり) (hinata ni kōri, “ice in sun → melting → gradually disappearing”) / 陰(かげ)になり日向(ひなた)になり (kage ni nari hinata ni nari)

a placename / a female given name / a surname

(historical) Short for 日向国 (Hyūga-no-kuni): Hyūga Province, an old province of Japan, corresponding to modern Miyazaki Prefecture on the eastern coast of Kyushu

(archaic) facing (opposite) the sun