song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
cradle (of civilisation, civilization, etc.); birthplace
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
name of a piece of music; (musical) number; (musical) program; programme; selection (of music)
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
feeling one gets from listening to something
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to shake; to sway; to waver
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)