wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
meeting; greeting; welcome; person sent to meet a visitor
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
in that way; like that; that way
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
solitude; loneliness; isolation
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
alone; by oneself; on one's own
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
at first; initially; in the beginning
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
to suppress one's emotions
periodic; regular; routine
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
how much; how many; however
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction