to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
to serve; to work for; to attend
to be born; to come into the world
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
hating; strongly disliking
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
terrified; horrified; trembling with fear
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee