regretful; sorrowful; bitter; contrition
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white
whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle; start (e.g. of a movement); beginning; dawn
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
man of letters; literary man
solely; entirely; only; or
student teacher; trainee teacher
love story; romance; love affair
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
thinning hair; sparse hair (as in balding)
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
student guidance; student counseling
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
standard; set; routine; decided
inborn nature; genuine; intrinsic; essential
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
nothing but; none other than
object of romantic interest
skill; dexterity; master hand
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
football juggling; soccer ball juggling; lifting (in a rugby line-out); (breast) lifting surgery
war of words; quarrel; dispute
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
at a young age; while still young
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
warm-up (before an act or a TV show recording); prologue; introduction
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter