class society; class-based society; hierarchical society
tradition; legend; folklore
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
number of times; frequency; count
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
episode; anecdote; vignette
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to sing (chant, speak) with a melody or rhythm; to set to music (verse, lyrics, etc.)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
since one was born; (in) all one's life
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
perusing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work; running (businesses) simultaneously; side business; job on the side
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
tossing a coin (to a street performer or beggar); tossed coin; (online) tipping; tip; donation
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
a cappella; unaccompanied choir or choral work
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size