whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
singing voice; (sound of) singing
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
to listen to in an ecstasy
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
unfairness; injustice; partiality
to have (something) innate; to be born with
difference; variation; difference
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
modesty; humility; being humble
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
small fraction; small proportion
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
choker (type of necklace)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)
tone quality; sound quality
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)