honour; honor; glory; privilege
prize-winner; recipient (of a prize, award, etc.)
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to have a talk; to tell a story
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
tone (of voice); manner of talking
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
bashfulness; shyness; (showing) signs of embarrassment
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
audience; spectator; spectators
singing voice; (sound of) singing