day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
meaning; significance; sense
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
genius; prodigy; natural gift
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
guess; speculation; supposition
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
authenticity; credibility
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to indicate; to show; to point to
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
fast-talking; rapid talking
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares