song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to be opposite; to face each other
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
this world; this life; world of the living
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
three; three years of age
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to watch steadily; to stare
all; entire; whole; altogether
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
parting; separation; farewell
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
originally; by nature; from the start
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better