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
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
fascinating; bewitching; dazzling; entrancing
lacking potential for advancement; no-hoper
sounding each other out; probing each other
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
ability; capability; skill
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
writing on someone's behalf
whistle (sound made with the lips)
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
devil; evil spirit; genie
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
settlement (of a dispute); making amends; settling a score; money paid to settle a dispute
merry drinker; one who laughs easily
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
hey; yo; hi; come on; hey
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous