news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
heigh-ho; heave-ho; la-la
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to treat wood, paper, etc.
selection of music; song selection
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
tone deafness; amusia; having no ear for music; having no sense of (e.g. direction); being hopeless when it comes to (e.g. computers); -illiterate
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
singing voice; (sound of) singing
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
newly washed hair; wet hair
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
next; secondly; subsequently
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
as before; as ever; as it was originally
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
ill will; malice; evil intent
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on