first thing in the morning
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
power of femininity; woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; girliness (as a positive quality)
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
astounding; startling; world-shaking; amazing; earth-shattering
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
round; spherical; circular
manicure; nail polish; nail varnish
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to be driven into a corner; to be left with nowhere to turn; to be in a dilemma; to be unable to go forward or backward; to be stranded; to get stuck
to find out; to discover; to locate
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
(someone's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
crowd (e.g. of spectators); huge audience
natural voice; untrained voice
silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
daily life noise; household noises; noise that arises at home from everyday occurrences
viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window
live singing; poor singing; bad singing
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
singing voice; (sound of) singing
unrefined sake; unfiltered sake; cloudy sake