don't miss it; stay tuned; coming soon; look forward to it
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
singing voice; (sound of) singing
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
living room (Japanese-style)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
demanding; difficult; strict
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time