locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
these days; nowadays; recently
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
mini-; miniskirt; mini-skirt
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
older employee who does not have much actual work
to watch over; to watch attentively
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to pluck; to pick; to tear
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
only recently; just of late
to be consistent; to be coherent
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to happen to have on hand or in stock
even if not; even without
interior; inside; internal
a pair (of shoes or socks)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
to be worried; to be grieved; to pine for
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity