to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
as expected; as predicted
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water
fresh water (i.e. not salt water)
to subsist; to keep on living
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
(one's) quota; assignment
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to oust; to dethrone; to drive down (e.g. into a valley); to chase down; to capture (a castle); to seize (by driving out the garrison)
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
to need; to call for; to require
to make a speech; to address
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
to make a fuss over; to pamper; to spoil; to indulge; to flatter (with attention)
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to pass away; to die; (lit.) to become a star
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
avalanche; snowslide; avalanche; avalanche jōseki
to have a talk; to tell a story
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly