twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be stingy; to be tightfisted
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
retreating figure; appearance from behind
string instrument; stringed instrument
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
discord; disharmony; false note; being out of tune
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows