song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
light; easy; non-serious; minor
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
odds and ends; all; every
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
innumerable; countless; numberless
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
in a day; in a brief space of time
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
book; volume; this; present; main; head
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
in one's own way or style
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated