to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
retreating figure; appearance from behind
reopening; resumption; restarting
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
passing through without stopping; passing by
fourth day of the month; four days
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
good feeling; feeling good
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
sensitivity; susceptibility
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
still; even now; to this day
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
donor; contributor; provider
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
color of a flower (colour); light indigo; light blue