song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
polish; improvement; burnishing
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
regret; repentance; remorse
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of