morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
to laugh away; to laugh off
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
first thing in the morning
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
to collect; to assemble; to gather
birdhouse; nest box; bird box; beehive
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
dry cough; hacking cough; intentional cough (i.e. to get someone's attention)
until now; so far; up to the present
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
to mistake (A for B); to misread