sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
boring; dull; uninteresting
easy to get on with; not needing reserve or formality; personable; affable; approachable
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
Buddhist nun; Catholic nun; sister
crayfish (esp. the Japanese crayfish or red swamp crayfish); crawfish
top recommendation; something highly recommended
to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
feather; plume; plumage; down
visual confirmation; sighting
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
good humour (humor); good mood
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect