foster parent; foster parents; (pet) caretaker
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to be worried; to be troubled
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
implication; significance; connotation; depth of meaning; complications of a problem
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
fine weather; fair weather
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
unexpected meeting; coincidence
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type