feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to get between; to be caught in
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to rush over; to run up to
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
in that way; like that; that way
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
the staff; inside the department
pride; boast; credit (to)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
stimulating; exciting; provocative
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to bring; to take; to bring about
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
remarkable; striking; obvious
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
no matter how much time passes
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)