shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
level; standard; water level
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to cut corners; to be shoddy
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
that's the way it is; such is life
heated wire; infrared rays; heat rays
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
comfort; consolation; diversion
grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
sports ground; sports oval
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
you could say; you might say; verging on the
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation