singing voice; (sound of) singing
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
meaningless words added a song for rhythmical effect; words or utterances added to modulate the cadence of a song
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
restlessly; hurriedly; agitatedly; fidgeting
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
great hurry; great haste; rush
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
fulcrum peg (fitted into the cavity in an oar as part of a traditional oarlock)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
wharf roach (species of isopod closely related to the sea slater; Ligia exotica)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to jerk; to wiggle; to twitch
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
open-hearted; free and easy; frank; not being bothered by unimportant things
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
long; drawn-out; very long
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd