rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
woollen material; woollen goods or fabric
of no interest; not interested
mimicking a bird or animal call; imitating a call or a sound
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
confusion; distraction; derangement
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
many; much; plenty; hardly
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
depending on; dependent on
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to press a question; to cross-examine
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone