whole nation; whole land; whole country
popular song; ballad; folk song; ditty
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
all; entire; whole; altogether
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
carving; engraving; clay model; plastic art
drama; play; Chinese opera
way (of doing); manner; method; means
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to wear (one's hat) on the back of one's head
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
comic actor; comedian; comic performer
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
in terms of; from the point of view of
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
carriage; movement (of the body)
obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
to plow (up); to plough (up)
to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured
arrogant; haughty; insolent
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to show; to bare (the teeth)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
going around; patrol; round; tour