generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
lovers' talk; whispered intimacies
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
right beside; close to; nearby
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
whiskers; sideburns; sideboards
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to take a breath; to take a short rest