cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively
battlefield; battleground
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
kitchen; financial situation
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to cover fully; to wrap around
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
versification; verse making
composition; setting (of music)
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
one more time; once more; once again
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to visit; (arch.) (original meaning) to make a noise
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
late at night; at a late hour
displeasure; offense; offence; disliking
one thin flat object; one sheet
as if it were about oneself
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
first line (of a poem); first bars (of a melody)
one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke
monthly installment (instalment); monthly payment
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
skipping rope; jump rope; skipping; rope-jumping
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle