today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
heretical religion; damaging religion; heresy
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
making a fuss; Much Ado about Nothing (Shakespeare)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
war situation; progress of a battle
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
can do; may do; be capable of doing
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
business district; office complex
celadon green; pale sea-green
here and there; in places
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to blaze; to burn brightly
to squash; to crush; to flatten
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry