increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
composition (of music); setting; writing music
strong opposition; vehement opposition
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
colourful; colorful; multicoloured; various; varied; variegated
gun; pistol; ohajiki; traditional children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces of coloured glass or plastic; repellence
title of a musical composition; name of a piece of music; song title
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
soulful (esp. of music); having a lot of soul
singing voice; (sound of) singing
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
live (broadcasting, music, etc.); live performance; live concert; resonant (room, etc.); reverberating
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
endlessly; ceaselessly; nonstop; incessantly
as a child; when one was a child
trembling slightly; quivering softly; swaying gently; softly; springy