abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
leaving (a hall, meeting, stadium, etc.); exit; walkout; exit (from the stage); leaving the stage
the teaching profession; education of laity
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
chapel; building used for worship (in front of the main hall of a Buddhist temple)
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
combination; union; bond; join (in relational algebra)
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
hand-rolled sushi (usu. cone-shaped)
traditional fisherman (provided labor to a master in exchange for equipment and sometimes lodging); employed fisherman
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis); domestic Asian water buffalo; wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee); Asian water buffalo
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
ending theme; closing theme music
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...