to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
Dragon King; promoted rook
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
feeling of alienation; sense of being excluded; feeling of estrangement
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
hot topic; talk of the town
all; entire; whole; altogether
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
environment; surroundings; circumstances
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
cream stew; chicken and vegetable stew with bechamel sauce or fresh cream
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
unfortunately; regrettably
brothers and sisters; siblings
less prominent one of a pair; less famous member (esp. of a comedy duo or group); (the one who is) not ...; the non-... one (of a pair)
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
single-handedly (usu. of a female raising children); on one's own; as a single mother
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
village headman; village mayor
commencing with; including
to become familiar (to one's ears)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully