song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to step forward; to volunteer
annual (plant); first-year student
remembrance; recollection; recognition
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
admiration; wonder; astonishment
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
one-by-one; separately; in detail
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
composition; setting (of music)
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
single word; a few words; brief comment
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination