feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to add (to); to add on; to append
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
laughing foolishly; cackling
joke; playfulness; kidding around
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
another; different; something else
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
mother goddess; earth goddess
quite; utterly; really; completely
one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
old or veteran army general
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
brightly lit; brightly lighted; lit up; lighted up
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
military history; military annals
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
returning tit for tat; retaliating
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
right-wing (politics); extreme right-wing group; right wing (bird, plane, etc.); right field; right flank; right fielder; high rank