story; tale; talk; discussion
such; like that; that sort of
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
trailer (vehicle); semi-trailer truck; trailer (for a film, video game, etc.)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
air route; air lane; by air; by plane
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to become enraged; to blow one's top; to lose it; to flip out
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
feeling; sense; impression
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)
criticism; critique; review; commentary
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
origin; beginning; source
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
kagura; traditional Shinto music and dancing