(arch.) seal; (arch.) stamp; depressing the string of a zither with one's left hand; (in archery) left hand; obstinacy; stubbornness
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; superb
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
it's been a long time; long time no see
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
indicate reason; infers some protest
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to make lively; to enliven; to make exciting
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
girl band; all-female band
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
adds force or indicates command
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
stairs; stairway; staircase
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
musical composition; tune
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
personal; individual; private
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show