carrier pigeon; homing pigeon
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
context (of a passage); line of thought; context (of a matter, event, etc.); circumstances; background
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
symbol; sign; (secret) price mark; secret language; code
to be mad about; to be hooked on; to find something hilarious; to find something so funny that one cannot stop laughing
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to be main; to be principal; to be important
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
to name; to call; to christen; to term
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
to live in hiding; to live as a recluse
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
floor space (esp. of the ground floor only); floorage
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation