to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
junior high school student; middle school pupil
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
this and that; one thing or another
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
singing voice; (sound of) singing
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
near; close; beside; third person
to make an appeal; to urge
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
selection of music; song selection
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
practice; practising; experience
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to do for (the sake of someone else)
reproachful; hateful; bitter
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
nonchalant air; unruffled air