to give an impression; to make an impression
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
one of these days; someday; one day
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
a cappella; unaccompanied choir or choral work
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
writing songs or poems; poem
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to replace; to move; to change the position of
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
singing voice; (sound of) singing
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
quintessential enka; enka with age-old lyrical themes set to a haunting traditional-style melody
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
hiding one's embarrassment
Europe and America; the West
ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
program (e.g. TV); programme
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
representative; exemplary; model
tune (melody, piece of music)