to take the form (of); to assume a shape
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
overestimation; overvaluing
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
sound pressure; acoustic pressure
notochord (rudimentary spinal cord)
heavyweight (esp. boxing); heavyweight division
session; jam session; jam
silver; senior citizen; pensioner
revisiting; visiting again
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto