to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
class A river; specified waterways of special importance protected by the government
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
substitute national holiday; day off in lieu of a national holiday that falls on a Sunday; compensatory holiday
deep emotion; strong feelings
bridge building; bridge; cross-linking
fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
rolling by hand (e.g. sushi roll, cigarette); winding by hand (e.g. watch); hand-rolled sushi (usu. cone-shaped); windup watch; mechanical watch
moderate; proper; just right
whispering; murmuring; subdued
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
seniority; precedence; upper seat
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
three days and three nights
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
personnel record; business record
cornered animal; (lit.) cornered rat
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
badger; Eurasian badger (Meles meles); defensive opening for shogi
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
radicalization; radicalisation; intensification; aggravation; sharpening (e.g. of an image); narrowing (of a peak)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
shielding; sheltering; screening; shading; masking
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
with all one's strength; with all one's might
daredevil; foolhardy warrior; hotspur
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope