song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
failure; mistake; blunder
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
poor physical health; bad shape
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
alone; by oneself; on one's own
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)