self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
eardrum; tympanic membrane
singing voice; (sound of) singing
broken; intermittent; disconnected
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
deep inside; innermost place
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
commemorative plaque (usu. on a stone); stone monument (bearing an inscription)
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
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
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
ballade (narrative poetry, musical composition); ballad (popular song)
just one person; only one
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out