terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
how many people; a number of people
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
Japan and the Philippines
outdoor concert hall; band shell; bandstand
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
negotiations; discussions; connection
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
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
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
of course; certainly; naturally
number one; first; best; most; game; round
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
all compositions; the entire composition