germination; sprouting; budding
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
quietly; slowly; gracefully
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
a person without a single relative
to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
unremitting effort; dogged perseverance; unswerving loyalty
passionate; fervent; affecting; moving; touching
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
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
singing voice; (sound of) singing
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
to make sense; to be meaningful
barcode; bar code; comb-over (hairstyle)
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
ancestor; forefather; foremother
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
performance fee (for an actor, singer, etc.); appearance fee
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
heir; inheritor; successor
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
autonomous prefecture; autonomous oblast; autonomous community; autonomous province
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
companion; partner; spouse
to hurry; to rush; to quicken (of one's breath); to pant; to gasp (for air)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
time; hour; season; suitable time; opportunity; chance
to earn the nickname (of); to be dubbed
maple (tree); red leaves (of autumn); autumn colors; layered colors in garments, resembling autumn colors; venison
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement