painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
suddenly; all of a sudden
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
strap (often decorative for key-holder, mobile phones, etc.)
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)
to repeat; to do something over again
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
original song; original melody
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
indies; independent film, music, publishing, etc.
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
world; society; people; the public