song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
of course; certainly; naturally
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to go past; to pass; to pass by
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
loveable; very likeable; like very much
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
hit-and-run (causing personal injury)