very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
one by one; one after another; successively
flashy; gaudy; flamboyant
going out in search of plum blossoms; plum-blossom viewing
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
gang of young toughs; hooligans; hoodlums; hoods; yobbos
the nail that sticks out gets hammered down; people that stick out too much get punished; tall trees catch much wind; people that excel at something become disliked
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
holding two or more positions concurrently
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
attendance (at school); going to school
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
go on!; right!; here goes!
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
optimization; optimisation
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)
after school (at the end of the day)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
at some point in the past; at some stage
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
to come to nothing; to be wasted; to fall through; to end without result