8th note; eighth note; quaver
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
high and low speed; fast and slow; lenience and severity; emergency; crisis
breath; breathing; bracelet
to read to the end; to read through; to read from cover to cover
to burrow through; to dig through
middle period; medium-term
score reading; reading a score
to all be in attendance (at a meeting, etc.); to all gather together
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
excellent; very good; exultant; elated
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
for peace of mind; for conscience' sake; by way of consolation
what minute; how many minutes
timewise; temporal; chronal
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
something that will last a lifetime (esp. high-quality products)
to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off
starting a train (or bus, etc.) before all the passengers are on board; making a snap decision; starting an action without considering objections to it any longer
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
performance fee (for an actor, singer, etc.); appearance fee
total amount (of money); total sum; sum total
to be of help; to be useful; to go toward
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
clearing of accounts; evening-up of accounts; liquidation
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
self-imposed challenge (e.g. speedrun, 100% completion, no deaths)
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
landline telephone; fixed-line telephone
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)