rare; uncommon; not often seen
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
everywhere; at every turn
(religious) faith; belief; creed
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to face on; to look out on to
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
trolling; singing in a circular canon; round
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
singing voice; (sound of) singing
double doors opening from the centre; double-opening from the centre (e.g. doors, casement windows, etc.); method of filleting fish, chicken, etc. with a central cut and peeling back the flesh
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
cultural assets; cultural property
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
worship (esp. Christian); adoration; divine service; worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
left of center (politically); left-leaning; tending to the left
finger; hands and fingers; hands
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
imposingly; heavily; conspicuously; in a dignified manner
keyboard (piano, computer, etc.)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft