(not) so much; (not) that much
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
singing voice; (sound of) singing
composition (of music); setting; writing music
making a secret audio recording
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
all over the country; throughout the land; every nook and cranny of a country; far and wide; (in) every port and harbor
backwash; rip current; stern wave; drawback (of a tsunami, i.e. when a wave trough reaches land before a crest)
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
background music; (movie or commercial) soundtrack; featured songs
to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
with a click (of a button or switch); with a snap; crisply; one (small protrusion, hole, etc.); single; shortly
brave warrior; hero; brave man
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
being roused; being stimulated; being inspired; being spurred on
to get tired out; to be exhausted
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
burial clothes; clothes worn to commit suicide
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
to smear with blood; to kill
title fight; championship match
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
to kick into (e.g. a ball into a goal)
closing (a place); closing down (e.g. a theatre)
shaved head; person with a shaved head; skinhead
Digital Equipment Corporation; DEC
coming to Japan; visit to Japan; arrival in Japan
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
ongoing; in progress; afoot