song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
level of comfort (of objects you sit on)
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
chair; stool; post; office; position
singing voice; (sound of) singing
coincident with; while; simultaneously
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
tune (melody, piece of music)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
camel; camel (cloth); cloth made from camel hair; camel (color); light yellowish brown
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
instant; moment; for an instant
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
polish; improvement; burnishing
flour; meal; powder; dust
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
because; the reason why is
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)