song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
broken; intermittent; disconnected
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
is something that; is that which
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
being startled; getting a shock
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
viewer; (television) audience
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to telephone; to make a phone call
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
worthless; shit; disparaging; demeaning
to speak ill of; to disparage
single-mother household; fatherless family
suggestion; hint; implication
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
name; given name; first name
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
being startled; getting a shock
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much