feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
may ... be with you; may there be ...
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
president (of a society); chairman
long time; long interval; for quite some time
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
final month of pregnancy; month in which childbirth is due
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
the very image of health itself; picture of health
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
bill; account; invoice; information request form
destination; place one stays during a trip
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
surroundings; environs; circumference
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
continual change; vicissitudes; transmigration; metempsychosis