natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
dividing for administrative purposes; partition; division
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
shelving; pigeonholing; putting to one side; strangling; throttling; crushing
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
moonlight; moon; moonbeams
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
lint (as in a clothes dryer or a pocket); waste thread; fibers, such as might wrap around the gears in small mechanisms and cause them to jam; fluff
moron; idiot; stupid person
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to rush over; to run up to
to crack; to develop a crack
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; often
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
to cover fully; to wrap around
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
living thing; organism; creature; biology
drop (e.g. of water); drip
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher