senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
frankly; honestly speaking; speaking one's mind and holding nothing back; really; extremely
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
long (time); protracted; prolonged
to work together (in the same class, workplace, etc.); to be classmates; to sit side by side; (lit.) to put (one's) desks side by side
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
mud wall; earthen wall; plaster wall
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
string instrument; stringed instrument
sense of sound; sense of pitch
originally; by nature; from the start
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
both; many; various; together
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
erection (usu. penis); standing erect; stiffening
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
singing to one's own accompaniment; reciting while playing the shamisen, biwa, etc.