to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
research; study; investigation
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
a long, long time ago; very long ago
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to die a natural death (at an advanced age); to live out one's allotted span of life
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
effigy; likeness; portrait; statue
shadow figure; silhouette
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
everything one does; whatever one does
collecting; accumulating; gathering; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.)
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)