cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to be hesitant; to feel timid
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
recently; lately; these days
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
birds of a feather flock together
very loud volume; megavolume
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
undivided attention; concentration
to knead well; to polish; to refine
pulmonary alveolus; alveoli; air cell; air sac
to check; to stop; to keep back
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
neighborhood nuisance; neighbourhood nuisance
revising (a manuscript); rewriting; revised manuscript
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing