skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
board chairman; managing director; chief director
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
match; game; bout; contest
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
briskly with small steps; trotting
unexpectedly; surprisingly
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
dribble (of a ball or puck); dribbling
layup (in basketball); lay-up; lay-up (shot)
shooting (a ball); shot (on basket, at goal, etc.); shuuto (type of pitch commonly used in Japan); shootball; shoot (of a tree or plant); chute
(not) even once; (not) ever
to rock; to shake; to swing
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
temper; irritability; fit of anger; tantrum (esp. of children); temper tantrum
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite