song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to entertain; to make welcome
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
short short (story); flash fiction
suffix for familiar person
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
hello; good day; good afternoon
document; official papers
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
to walk (a bicycle, scooter, etc.); to push; to wheel
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
light blue; pale blue; aqua
at work; in the midst of work; working
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)