song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to call in; to invite; to bring in
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to overdo; to do too much
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
pair; the two; both persons; both things
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly