literally; to the letter; literal
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
eminent; prominent; distinguished; ringing (of metal); resonant (of a musical instrument)
in low spirits; dejected; sad
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
performance; playing on stringed instruments
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
Mount Kōya (esp. Kongōbu-ji); southern mountain
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to smear with blood; to kill
gun; pistol; tiddlywinks; marbles; repellence
a suitor; an accuser; a complainant; an informant; sue; accuse
word root (the smallest portion of a larger word that holds meaning)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
unselfish; selfless; disinterested
mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
manner of using one's hands
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament