song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
mirror ball; disco ball; glitter ball
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
wherein; therein; thereinto
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to change completely; to change suddenly
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
place to put something; place where one put something; place to put oneself
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
to make merry; to be festive
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
jingling; (sound of) many people clapping together; healthy; robust; concluding successfully; (arch.) boiling (of water)
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
to look around; to take a view of
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
close; intimate; on good terms
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to manage something successfully; to be successful
young person who stays in their (non-metropolitan) hometown after graduation and drives a car (unlike those who move to a larger city and commute by train); semi-delinquent suburbanite
one's mental make-up (structure)
delinquent (youth); delinquency; Yankee
point in common; common feature
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
intelligence; intellect; brains
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind