feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
true character; real nature
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to (be able to) agree (with); to be able to accept; to find acceptable; to be convinced; to understand
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
to face on; to look out on to
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks; middle of nowhere
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
gem; jewel; precious stone
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
has reached its limit (with this); has reached its peak (here)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
regret; repentance; remorse
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
awareness; realization; noticing
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially