hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
sad face; sorrowful face; anxious look; sad countenance
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
rehearsal; rehabilitation
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
yearned for; longed for; missed
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
all; entire; whole; altogether
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
perfect imitation (of a song, dance routine, etc., usu. by an amateur)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to be needed; to be wanted
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in