maintenance; preservation; improvement
orphan; person without friends
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
don't worry; there's no need to worry
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
entreaty; supplication; petition
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
self-interest; selfish desire
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
right under; directly below
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
globular shape; spherical shape
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to shut in; to confine; to contain
since when; from when; how long
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
to become inverted; to become reversed
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
calamity; disaster; accident
misfortune; bad luck; unlucky year; critical year; (arch.) smallpox
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base