to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to ask a question; to ask questions
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
interest (in something); enthusiasm
half the body; half length
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to take flight; to disappear
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
only; merely; but; no more than
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
to press a question; to cross-examine
attendance; presence; appearance
trial; judgement; judgment
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
reinforcement; strengthening
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging