to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
considerably; greatly; a lot
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
favourite motto; pet saying
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period