sound; noise; audio; acoustics; reverberation
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
heartstrings; koto string
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
ambitious undertaking; grand scheme
irritability; peevishness; irascibility; hot temper
to pour oil on (something); to anoint with oil; to turn up; to add fuel (e.g. to a dispute); to rev up
evil destiny or connection; unfortunate love
germination; pregnancy; arising (in); resulting (from); originating (in)
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
(brute) force; using all one's might
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; (opponent's) weak point; (arch.) force attacking the rear of a castle; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
to dazzle; to make dizzy; to bewilder
to overflow from something full
extinguishment; destruction; effacement
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
virtuous woman; faithful wife
superficial knowledge; smattering (of); person with superficial knowledge; person who pretends to be knowledgeable; smatterer
Izumi Shikibu (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)
vidya (wisdom); mantra; the coming (July 4, etc.)
token (gesture, gift, etc.); (done) for form's sake; for the sake of appearances
stage made of Japanese cypress (in noh, kabuki, etc.); the limelight; the big stage; the big time
throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)
surface of the earth; ground surface