feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
with a burst of strength; rapidly; in one go
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
with a start; with a jump
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
gossip; corner of the mouth
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes