song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
by myself; in person; by oneself
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...