punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
(data) packet; mobile broadband data; package
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
new (musical) composition; new piece; new song
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to smile (at); to grin (at)
another school; other schools
life; living; I; me; student
heartstrings; koto string
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
live music or performance
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
compilation; editing; recording
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to temper thoroughly; to train well
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
diamond dust; ice crystals
light music; popular music
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
promotion (school, military, etc.)
cruelty; hard-heartedness
reason; cause; history; origin
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
illicit sexual relationship
that's a different matter; that's a different story
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with