four characters; four letters
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
while; during (the time when)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it
chazuke with salmon powder
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
inexpert or untrained eyes
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
(with) only the clothes one happens to wear
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)