to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
elopement; running away with a lover
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
gem; jewel; precious stone
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
in comparison to; rather than
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up