feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to revere; to respect; to worship
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
in one's own way or style
to become an expert; to be a master (of)
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
for a while; for some time; for a period
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
interchange; international; international school; inter-
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
bid rigging; collusion (on contract bidding); (illegal) price-fixing agreement; consultation; discussion; conference
standard; set; routine; decided
(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
Shizuoka Prefecture (Chūbu area)