silence (not speaking); muteness
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
blood relationship; blood relative
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to need; to call for; to require
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
person in charge of music (in a Japanese dance performance); person singing ballads (in noh); coast (esp. as seen from the water); shore; (arch.) the country; (arch.) countryside
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
kouta; traditional ballad accompanied by shamisen
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
older sister; elder sister
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
permanent; perpetual; lasting
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand