young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
perfect; complete; flawless
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
to jump upon (a moving object)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
rising; ascending; climbing
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
here and there; in places
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
letter (of alphabet); character; writing