pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to remove; to move out of the way
turning sideways; landscape orientation
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
superb view; picturesque scenery
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
mental; spiritual; emotional
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
silence; stillness; quietness
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
master; teacher; stable master
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound