bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
to ripen; to give one's everything; to make one's best effort
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
preserving in sugar; food preserved in sugar
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to look forward to something
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
construction; establishment
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
study; diligence; discount; reduction
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest