light music; popular music
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
lowest level; minimum level; ground floor
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
famous piece of music; excellent song; (musical) masterpiece
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
record (e.g. LP); record (e.g. in sports); record (data structure)
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
Western music; European music
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
dull; slow; sluggish; inactive; inanimate; quiet
worry (uncertainty, uneasiness, insecurity) about one's life (future)
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
difficult to ...; hard to ...
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
police; police officer; police station
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
study; research; investigation
abortion; to be interrupted; to be discontinued; to be suspended
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize