vibration; vibrato; trill
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to call again; to call (someone) back
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)
appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
interested person; volunteer; supporter
band (group of musicians); band (material); strap; belt (clothing); (frequency) band
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
on the occasion of; at the time of
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
public talk; (live) talk show
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
vocal (performance); vocals; singing; vocalist; singer
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre