gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
spare time; free time; leisure time
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to rank with; to rank among
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
to have an eye on; to zero in on
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
detached; aloof; indifferent
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
love; attachment; lovesickness
peerless; unequalled; unequaled
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
leadership; initiative; spearhead
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
sour look; surly face; pout
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
Tsugaru (Western region of Aomori Prefecture)
physiology; menstruation; one's period; menses
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope