bed with frame made of pipes
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
one's party piece; parlor trick; hidden talent
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
to laugh away; to laugh off
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
serious; not joking; straight
every year; yearly; annually
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
soiling; polluting; shame; disgrace; chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
what is it exactly?; what is it precisely
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
plate-spinning trick; plate spinner
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
"Helping Hands" comedy performance; performance in which one person wears a haori on their shoulders, while another person behind them puts their arms through the sleeves of the haori and feeds the person in front
those (near the second person)
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.