direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
match (to light fire with)
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to taste; to try (food or drink)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
script; screenplay; scenario
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (instrument)
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
to squeeze out; to wring out
drama; theatre; theater; play
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
smoothly; easily; readily
such ... as; or some such
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently