the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
and; thereupon; because of that
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
strategist; tactician; schemer
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to fold up; to fold into layers
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis); female hawk (or falcon); falconry (using a northern goshawk)
hey there; I say; see here
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to name; to call; to christen; to term
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)