tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
transformer; trance (semi-conscious state); trance; trance music; trans; transgender
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)
selection of music; song selection
blameless; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
controlling; suppressing; quelling
complete change; about-face
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
pin (e.g. hairpin, safety pin); (bowling) pin; pin; flagstick; (a) one (on dice or Japanese playing cards); first; top
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
high-pitched tone; soprano
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
person of high standing, with a warped view of reality; (lit.) naked emperor
function; facility; faculty; feature
but; however; provided that
well-bred; of good upbringing
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
maker; manufacturer; producer; producer (of a film, play, etc.)