secret; private; surreptitious
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
early spring; beginning of spring; first month of the lunar calendar
decline; downfall; ruin(ation)
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese pheasant
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
copper pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii); mountain bird
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
shortage; scarcity; dearth; famine
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
upward glance; upturned eyes
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
common saying; popular version; folklore; tradition
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
black kite (Milvus migrans); construction worker; scaffold erector; fire hook; reddish brown; Inverness cape; filcher
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
majestic figure; imposing figure; impressive appearance; magnificent appearance
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle