song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to go along; to walk along; to follow
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to show up; to appear; to turn up
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
reopening; resumption; restarting
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one