climax; peak; zenith; apex
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
blighted love; disappointed love
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
choreography; dance composition; dance coaching
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
letter; missive; note; mail
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
to get late; to advance; to wear on
although; but; even though; I wish that
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to head home; to leave for home
American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonicus); (arch.) pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus)
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
torii; Shinto shrine archway
road approaching a shrine
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
subordinate shrine; professional entertainer
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest