to lend an ear to; to listen to
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to lose a closely fought contest
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
however; nevertheless; but; and yet; whereas; while
to read a kanji with a different pronunciation; to load (e.g. data on a computer); to read; to change the language or wording (of a provision, etc.); to apply a different term
electricity; electric guitar
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
government office; agency; board
to narrow in (on); to home in; to focus; to target
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
Ehime prefecture (Shikoku)
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
disclosure; exposure; revelation
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
measuring instrument; instrumentation
accurate; correct; precise; exact
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
equipment; device; installation; stage setting