chance (of success); odds
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
stand-in; proxy; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to one's remaining ramen broth)
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
somersault; looping-the-loop
backward somersault; back handspring; backflip
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
to change (one's clothes)
changing clothes; change of clothes
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
damply; moistly; clammily; gloomily; miserably
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted
to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up
to find (after searching everywhere); to locate; to discover
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to keep (a person) waiting
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
only recently; just of late
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
way of calling (something or someone)
not long has passed since ...
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
to be spared from being fired; to avoid getting the chop
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
exploration party; expedition team