chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
most of all; extremely; supremely
endless; boundless; everlasting
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
illegitimate child; secret love child
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
correlation; interrelation; intertwining
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
observation; survey; watching
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
besides; in addition; also; moreover
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
what's the matter?; what's wrong?