Japanese music (esp. traditional Japanese music)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
as usual; as is one's habit
humming a tune (while doing something else)
good humour (humor); good mood
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to be found; to be discovered
(scattered) spots; specks; speckles
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
to push (something) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
rain intensity; passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
time required; time taken; necessary time
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new; cleaned (of a plate, etc.); finished
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
Minister of the Left (second-ranked official in the Department of State under the ritsuryō system)
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
invitation; introduction; temptation
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)