original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
children's song; nursery rhyme
songwriting (words and music)
famous piece of music; excellent song; (musical) masterpiece
very popular; highly favoured
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
two times; twice; two degrees
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
inspection; examination; survey
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
emphatic sentence-ending particle
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
the teaching profession; education of laity
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
share; portion; quota; cut
manuscript fee; payment for a piece of writing
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
bluff; false show of power; bold front