barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
to add kana to; to add Japanese reading to
difference; variation; difference
kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
to be worried; to be troubled
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
alteration; falsification; faking
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
correction; revision; amendment
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
contract; compact; agreement
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
regular employment; typical employment
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial