parents' ability (or inability) to let go of their children
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
messenger; envoy; emissary
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed; exponentially increasing
to charge to the company; to put on an expense account; to write off as an expense
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
putting on the market; putting on sale; making commercially available; commercial; off-the-shelf; store-bought
servant; manservant; menial
file (for holding papers); file (collection of documents); filing; file
(person who has the) hands of God; master; virtuoso
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; Amazon (online retailer)
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
dyeing; staining (a sample); dyed colour (color)
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; wide open; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
Tyrannosaurus rex; T. rex; tyrannosaurus
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
way of the sword; swordsmanship
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
having experienced (something); having had the experience (of)
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
temper; irritability; fit of anger; tantrum (esp. of children); temper tantrum
to be rearranged; to be moved (around); to be changed; to be replaced; to be exchanged; to be switched
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
commander; commanding officer; CO