song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
weight training; muscle training
bento; Japanese box lunch
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
had better ...; had better not ...
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
rather; better; instead; if anything
bento; Japanese box lunch
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
over-fond parent; doting parent
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
feeling keenly; fully realizing
being good at cooking; good cook
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
alone; by oneself; on one's own
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
at least; at most; (even) just
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
language of flowers; floriography; flower symbolism, e.g. red roses mean love
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip