to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
rising; ascending; climbing
to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to examine someone's expression
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
nice; likeable; desirable
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
bad behavior; misbehavior
sunlight; rays of the Sun
slight; thin; on the weak side
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
schoolgirl; female student
one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to repeat; to do something over again
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
editor (in publishing, etc.)
to run down (stairs, etc.)
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to lie down; to throw oneself down
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
for example; for instance; e.g.