sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
to be surprised; to be astonished
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
misuse; incorrect use; abuse; malapropism
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
already; now; no longer; not any more
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
way (of doing); manner; method; means
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
gidayū (type of reciting used in the puppet theater)
tune (melody, piece of music)
the place for; the time for; the level of
important part (to listen to); the point (of a speech); interesting part; best part (of a piece of music or performance)
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
feeling; sensitivity; emotion
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
moving; touching; stirring
kayōkyoku; form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era; (Western) pop song
hook (high point of a song); chorus
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
the senses; sensuality; carnality
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
January; first month of the lunar calendar
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
selection; choice; option
all companies; each company
registration; accession; register; entry; record
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
antipathy; reluctance; resistance