to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
ladle; tadpole; musical note
nothing but; except; no more than
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
although I say; although one might say; although called
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober