emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
reading aloud; recitation
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
near; close; beside; third person
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
script; libretto; scenario
adviser; advisor; consultant
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
moving; touching; stirring
drama; play; Chinese opera
poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate; cold; chilly
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to drink up; to drain (cup)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
since when; from when; how long