to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to listen to in an ecstasy
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
stalker; (mechanical) stoker
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
mint (e.g. peppermint, spearmint, etc.); Japanese peppermint (Mentha arvensis var. piperascens)
to blame; to find fault with
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
head of the student council; president of the student council
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to appear in the newspaper
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
free (of charge); gratuitous
live (broadcasting, music, etc.); live performance; live concert; resonant (room, etc.); reverberating
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
life; living; I; me; student
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
investigation; research; looking something up
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament