tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)
osprey (Pandion haliaetus); fish hawk
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
common buzzard (Buteo buteo)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
pronunciation; production of sound
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
discrimination; discernment; identification
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
chair; stool; post; office; position
to give an impression; to make an impression
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
to count on one's fingers
a long time ago; in those days
strong interaction; strong force
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
steady; sound; reliable; solid
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
for example; for instance; e.g.
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
motorized two-wheeled vehicle (with a displacement of less than 50cc); scooter; moped
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person