activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
from outside; from the side
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
single word; a few words; brief comment
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
compilation; editing; recording
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
gospel (of Jesus); the Gospels; gospel (music)
compound note (on a harmonica)
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
progress; advance; improvement; development
(referring to a person) receiver; receiving side; viewer; listener
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate