to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
opposite side; opposition
function; facility; faculty; feature
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
musical note; note symbol; phonetic symbol (incl. the kanji and kana-doubling symbols, vowel-lengthening symbol, etc.); part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the pronunciation (as opposed to the meaning)
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
interval; step; pitch; key
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
musical composition; tune
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
already; now; no longer; not any more
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
live music or performance
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
interruption; suspension; break
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
eccentric; crank; oddball
security firm; security company
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
offender; criminal; culprit
to walk noisily; to walk loudly