ballade (narrative poetry, musical composition); ballad (popular song)
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
result; effect; performance; success
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
passion; sexual desire; lust; attachment (esp. to one's family or a member of the opposite sex)
lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
insatiable; untiring; persistent
porcelain; china; chinaware; ceramics; pottery
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
to sob; to be choked with tears
(rubbing, twisting) hard; with a squeal; with a creak; (drinking) in one sweep
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
to melt (steel, etc.); to liquefy; to soften; to melt (one's heart); to disarm
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
surroundings; circumference
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
leaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)
clanging; empty; deserted
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
thereupon; shortly thereafter
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength