to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
construction; architecture (of buildings)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
night view; night skyline; nightscape
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
heaven and earth; top and bottom
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
fall; drop; descent; coming down
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to make a speech; to address
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
serious; severe; grave; acute
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on