pseudonym used when calling in or writing to a radio program
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
spider; spider (solitaire); spider; web crawler
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
tone deafness; amusia; having no ear for music; having no sense of (e.g. direction); being hopeless when it comes to (e.g. computers); -illiterate
phrase; phrase; strawberry
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
to speak disparagingly of; to speak very ill of; to run down; to trash; to slam; to lay into
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
about the same; about equal to; close match
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
runaway trip; journey of escape; flight from the world
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
instant; moment; for an instant
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder