marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
declaration of war; proclamation of war
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
plastic sheet (usu. blue); vinyl sheet; tarpaulin
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
singing voice; (sound of) singing
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
to get high (on drugs); to trip; to slur one's words (as a result of taking sleeping pills, etc.); to lose one's wits (due to lack of sleep, etc.); to space out
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
children's story; fairy tale
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
songwriting (words and music)
with a smack; with a spank; with a plunk (of the sound of a shamisen); shamisen
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
saving changes (e.g. to a file)
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
high-pitched tone; soprano
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
earnestly; immediately; exactly