beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
long run (of a film, play, product, etc.)
famous piece of music; excellent song; (musical) masterpiece
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
semi-pro; semi-professional
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
Western music; European music
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
great laughter; burst of laughter
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
candy; sweet; confectionary
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts