song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
appearance; figure; shape; form
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
looking away; looking aside
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
cats and dogs (as an example of a bad relationship); (lit.) dogs and monkeys
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese pheasant
sweet dumpling made with mochi flour and (sometimes) millet flour (famous product of Okayama); millet dumplings
first challenge; first try
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (tooth); loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
world peace; peace of the world
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
rewarding good and punishing evil; poetic justice
chasing out ogres; exterminating ogres
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about