to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
(not) even once; (not) ever
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
homeroom; form room; form class
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
many; much; plenty; hardly
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of