to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
and; thereupon; because of that
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
with these words; while saying
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
quickly; calmly; intently
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
bunch of flowers; bouquet
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
thought; consideration; thinking
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to be surprised; to be astonished
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten