point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
time; season; period; phase; stage
every place; various places
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
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.)
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
now that you say that; now that you mention it
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
singing voice; (sound of) singing
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
the Big Three (countries)
divine messenger; messenger of a god (esp. an animal messenger)
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
successive generations; successive emperors
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)