it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
feather decoration; plume
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
cannot be helped; unavoidable
characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
height (of summer, party, etc.); (in) full swing
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to step back; to walk backwards
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)