flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
indeed; really; truly; very much
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
what one likes, one will do well; you become good at what you like doing
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
absolute pitch; perfect pitch
high; noble; refined; advanced
association; society; organization; organisation
rightful claimant; beneficiary; right holder
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
main force; chief object; mainline
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
orchestra member; musician
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
to comfort; to console; to amuse
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem