hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
again and again; repeatedly
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
unhappy; sad; miserable; wretched; gloomy; melancholic
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
fields (of rice and other crops)
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something, etc.); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.); person who is stuck (in a place or situation)
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
losing weight; slimming; lean person
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
vulgar; coarse; crude; boorish; ill-mannered; mean
heaven and earth; top and bottom
opening; gap; dried and opened fish; extension