to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
setting off (on a trip); departure
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
attending a funeral procession; seeing off the deceased; burial of someone's remains; observing a burial
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
nature of one's business; business instinct
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
under 1 year old (of a baby); (lit.) 0 years old