song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
secret; private; surreptitious
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to dye; to colour; to color
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
quiet; still; surreptitious
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
to make a speech; to address
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
singing voice; (sound of) singing
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
since when; from when; how long
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
slowly and quietly; smoothly
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
freak (dancing, film, speed, etc.); enthusiast; deformed person, animal. etc.; freak; monster
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
safe; vault; storage cabinet
substitution; alternative; substitute
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise