terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
greeting; a fine thing to say
training (esp. in-service); induction course
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
changing one's academic course
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice