art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
questionable; doubtful; suspicious
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
tune (melody, piece of music)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
price; cost; charge; consideration (in a contract)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
to speak through the nose; to nasalize
singing voice; (sound of) singing
devotion; attachment; infatuation
leopard (Panthera pardus)
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
both hands; both arms; ten
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
member of a theatrical troupe
to put someone to trouble
doing as one is told; yes-man
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour