withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
wherein; therein; thereinto
name of a piece of music; (musical) number; (musical) program; programme; selection (of music)
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
shop, bar, etc. where live jazz, pop, rock, etc. is performed; live music club
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
mobilization; mobilisation
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
society; company; the public; the world
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
band-man (member of a musical band); bandsman
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
scale; scope; plan; structure
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
residing; living; dwelling
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
lower-middle (e.g. in class rank)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
question; inquiry; enquiry
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being