feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
piling up; making a heap; laying bricks
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
swindler; imposter; crook
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
living thing; organism; creature; biology
journal; magazine; periodical
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
thought; consideration; thinking
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to make sense; to be meaningful
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
without; unless; have to do
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
now that; since; so long as; because
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
to make one's own; to take possession of
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do