feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
like this; this sort; this way
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful conduct; shameful sight
break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
one (thing); one piece; one item
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to come to one's senses; to recover consciousness; to feel relieved; to feel relaxed
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
like this; in this way; as you see
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
odds and ends; all; every
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check