cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
don't you think?; indicates question
too much; excessively; too
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
schoolgirl; female student
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
mysterious power of words to alter reality
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
to order; to command; to appoint