composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
audience (with a person of high standing)
autumn breeze; fall breeze
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
looks; personal appearance; features
natural virtue; personal virtue
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse