to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to attract interest; to get attention to appeal
being all smiles with joy
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think
to become enraged; to blow one's top; to lose it; to flip out
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
clear; precise; definite; distinct
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
miscellaneous duties; (trivial) routine tasks; small jobs; odd jobs
managerial liability; executive responsibility; accountability
backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup
good (place to leave off); convenient