young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
order; command; directions; instructions
bathing; going in the bath
utterly stark naked; wearing only one's birthday suit
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
seeing the light; being awakened to the truth; having the scales fall from one's eyes
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
preface; introduction; preamble
the place for; the time for; the level of
every single word and phrase; word by word
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to be flexible; to be accommodating
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
to experience hardship; to suffer a bad experience; to be put in a tough spot