to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar)
first day of summer (approx. May 6)
to warp; to become strained; to become distorted; to become crooked
chicken or fish meatloaf made with egg
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
rest stop; service area; public address system; PA
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
name of a piece of music; (musical) number; (musical) program; programme; selection (of music)
vocal (performance); vocals; singing; vocalist; singer
new (musical) composition; new piece; new song
holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
measurement error; calculation error
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
social networking service; SNS
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
flag; tag indicating a future role or status for a character in anime, games, etc. (e.g. death, love, survival)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse