to speak; to hear a voice
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
early; right away; at once; early time; early stage (in one's life, etc.)
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
tone deafness; amusia; having no ear for music; having no sense of (e.g. direction); being hopeless when it comes to (e.g. computers); -illiterate
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
student number (for seating, etc. in class)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
particularly; only; in the case of
no, not like that (but like this)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
singing voice; (sound of) singing
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh