parting; separation; farewell
established practice; custom
to force one's way; to push through
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to arrive home; to return
to be smeared; to be covered
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
hardness of hearing; bradyacusia; deafness; hearing loss
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
love ban; talent agency rule forbidding clients from getting involved in romantic relationships
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
prejudice; bias; distorted view
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
hooray!; cheers!; bravo!; loud (e.g. applause); enthusiastic; tumultuous
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
producer (film, TV, etc.)
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly