ancient times; distant past; antiquity
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
second; number two; runner-up
drama; theatre; theater; play
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
audience; spectator; spectators
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
forktail bullhead (species of catfish, Pelteobagrus nudiceps)
to jar; to creak; to grate
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime