to rock; to shake; to swing
scenery; scene; landscape
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
scene; view; prospect; outlook
nothing but; except; no more than
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to flutter down (of leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
singing voice; (sound of) singing
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle