pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
year in, year out; always; 24-7
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to hang up; to hoist; to denounce; to subject someone to a kangaroo court
to speak; to say; to vocalize
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
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
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
that; the matter in question
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
to differ; to vary; to disagree
harmless; innocuous; safe; benign
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences