not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to be crabby; to be unsociable; to be snippy; to be irritable
emergence (of insects); eclosion; growing wings
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
ill will; malice; evil intent
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
unvoiced opinion; (opinion of the) silent majority; views which are not expressed
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment; public offering (of securities)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
sailor suit; middy uniform; two-piece school uniform modeled after the sailor suit