lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to join in a (musical) performance
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to be softened; to calm down
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
how long; how much; to what extent
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
together; at the same time; same; identical
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
feeling; sense; impression
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to change completely; to change suddenly
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
entry (event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (blog, database, etc.); post
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
large number (of); many; majority
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
naturally; of course; understandably
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
businessman; industrialist
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
to meet; to assemble; to congregate