sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
is something that; is that which
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
default; default (setting)
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
master; teacher; stable master
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
sense of rhythm; rhythmical sense
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
exhausted; worn out; battered (esp. of clothing); worn out; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
full dress; formal dress; uniform
for a while; for some time; for a period
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement