composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
unfashionable; unstylish; uncool; unrefined
raincoat; mackintosh; macintosh; trench coat
loss; waste (e.g. of time); feeling of loss; Los Angeles; L.A.
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
motorcycle; motorbike; bike; bicycle
(temporary) closure of school
contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
device used to superimpose text or images on a television screen; text or image superimposed on a television screen; (on-screen) caption; subtitles
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
library (usu. single-room); small library
attendance; presence and absence; attendance and non-attendance
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange; (one's) skin color; skin colour; skin tone
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence; clear and unclouded feel (e.g. of a voice, skin, etc.); bright and limpid impression; transparency (of a process, activity, etc.); clarity of how things work
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
wet; moist; soft-hearted; tender-hearted; sentimental
old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed
to be transparent; to show through
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
(coat) hanger; hangar; hunger
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
destruction; collapse; crumbling
sepak takraw; kick volleyball
independent training (e.g. of athletes working without a coach)
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside