to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
ascending air current; updraft; upward trend; rise in popularity, influence, etc.
to steer a ship; to manage; to take command; to take the helm
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
black kite (Milvus migrans)
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
finishing (a race); running the whole distance; reaching the goal; staying the course
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
(the) play-by-play; play-by-play commentary; running account
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
how; in what way; by what means
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread