caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
in the meanwhile; during the time
(exercising) the right to command
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to have a reason; to have an excuse
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
feeling; sense; impression
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
disliking people similar to oneself
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
dispersing; breaking up; running away
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
duty; obligation; responsibility
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
tenth day of the month; ten days
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind