song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
good feeling; feeling good
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
as (for); for; in the capacity of
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
question; inquiry; enquiry
interval; step; pitch; key
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so