to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
cherry (fruit; esp. of the sweet cherry, Prunus avium)
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
peanut (Arachis hypogaea); groundnut
shelling (e.g. of eggs, nuts, crabs and such)
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
charging (electrically); recharging one's batteries (e.g. by taking a nap); replenishing (one's energy)
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
to mix; to stir; to blend
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
at; in; at; when; by; with
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous