screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
four handed performance (on the piano)
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
musical note; note symbol; phonetic symbol (incl. the kanji and kana-doubling symbols, vowel-lengthening symbol, etc.); part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the pronunciation (as opposed to the meaning)
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
with a friendly grin; smilingly
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
modesty; humility; being humble
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
both hands; both arms; ten
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to detain; to check; to restrain
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable