no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
because of; owing to; due to
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
instead; but (on the other hand)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
(senior player's) king; Ōshō (one of the eight major titles in professional shogi)
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
the place for; the time for; the level of
to be too numerous; to be too much
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
why; how; for what reason
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
Murata Hideo (1929.1.17-2002.6.13)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to know (someone); to think; to believe
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November); late autumn; late fall
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method