light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
flustered; confused; panicked
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
secret; private; surreptitious
student in a lower grade; underclassman
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
new (musical) composition; new piece; new song
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
declaration; proclamation; announcement
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
musical composition; tune
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
this and that; various things
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
by means of; due to; because of; according to
two persons; two people; pair; couple
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry