song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
how; in what way; how about
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
instant; moment; for an instant
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
hey; listen; look here; I say
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
White Day (March 14); day for giving white chocolate and other presents to female coworkers and friends in return for gifts received on Valentine's day
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers