lyric sheet; card with the lyrics to a song
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
freshly-grated (e.g. daikon)
construction; architecture (of buildings)
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
to feel refreshed; to feel soothed
colour usage; color usage; use of colour
piece of wood at front edge of entranceway floor; agarikamachi
silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)
every evening; night after night
to correct oneself; to restate
sweet and sour; bittersweet
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
gradation; gradation haircut; taper
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
shady; underhanded; questionable
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
being upright and cleanhanded
rebellious phase; rebellious age
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; makeover; updating
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination