to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
population (of animals, etc.); population size; number of individuals
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
to govern; to manage; to subdue
(social) position; status
establishment; settlement
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
frame; framework; outline
expulsion; excommunication
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
several years; a few years
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
chorus; singing in a chorus
index finger; forefinger; second toe
the seven prismatic colors (colours)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)