comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
match (contest); matching (with); going well (with)
choreography; dance composition; dance coaching
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to say time and time again; to say till you're blue in the face
without cause; without reason
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
to freeze to death; to die of cold
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
preaching to the deaf; (lit.) chanting the nembutsu into a horse's ear
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
to give a round of applause; to applaud
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
with all one's strength; with all one's heart
deep, threatening voice; menacing tone
potbellied sumo wrestler; wrestler with a big belly; goosefish (any fish of family Lophiidae); monkfish; sea devil
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
arraying a number of reference books in order to compose poetry; literary composition crammed with maxims, ancient episodes, legends, etc.; otters lining a catch of fish on a river bank; (people) making offerings (esp. of fish)
to distort; to strain (an interpretation); to stretch (the meaning of a word)
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
hairline; borders of the hair
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case; compact car
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
all right!; that's it!; thank God!; good!; I've got it!; I've done it!
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed