substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
musical composition; tune
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
our country; our land; one's own country
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
traditional; conventional
string instrument; stringed instrument
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
metallophone; carillon; glockenspiel
keyboard (piano, computer, etc.)
(instrumental) solo; recital
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
conversely; on the contrary
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway