feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
such; like that; that sort of; very
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
boy; son; baby boy; young man
studhorse; stallion; breeding horse
lex talionis; the law of talion; an eye for an eye
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
until now; so far; up to the present
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
such; this sort of; like this
nightlife districts; drinking districts
tactician; strategist; schemer; maneuverer
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to become used to the (ways of the) world; to become worldly or sophisticated
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
blighted love; disappointed love
difference in social standing; difference in social position
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
recreation; diversion; relaxation
to go out and away; to leave
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away