fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
behind; in the rear; in back
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to backfire; to have a harmful result
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
delay; putting off; procrastination
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to go out and away; to leave
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
practice; practising; training; study
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)