lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
extensive; vast range; wide scope
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
support; backing; aid; assistance
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
selection of music; song selection
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
Western music; European music
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
taste; liking; preference
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
rising; ascending; climbing
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
strength; power; proficiency; ability
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
tune (melody, piece of music)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty