once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
quick change (of costume); quick transformation; turning suddenly into; (sudden) metamorphosis
something like ...; something called ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
time; hour; period; class
silence; stillness; quietness
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis