song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
then; and (then); in that case; if so
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
that is to say; so that means
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to develop into a serious incident
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to pay attention; to be watchful
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled