feather; plume; plumage; down
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
twentieth century; Nijisseiki pear (variety of nashi); Nijusseiki pear
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
aforementioned; above-mentioned
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
radioactivity; radiation; radioactive material
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
(not) even with; (not) even using
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
even assuming that ...; even granted that ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to understand from experience
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
long (time); protracted; prolonged
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to fulfill one's duty; to discharge one's duties
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to maintain; to continue to have
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
waking; waking up; awakening
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
par; equivalence; face value; parity
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase