song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
don't push yourself too hard; don't force yourself
at first; in the beginning; originally
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
understood; I see; OK; present; here
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
in the same way as; just like
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
the other day; a few days ago
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
doctor's visit; house call
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
raspberry (any plant of genus Rubus, esp. Rubus palmatus var. coptophyllus)
to be opposite; to face each other
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
rather; better; instead; if anything
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
non-leap year; normal year (esp. as pertains to weather patterns, vegetative growth, harvest yields, etc.)
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills